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You can use many different symbols and special characters. However, only 17 characters can be read by most screen readers. The list of symbols and special characters that can be read are as follows.

  • The AT Symbol.

  • Ampersand.

  • Slash

  • Copyright

  • Registered

  • Trademark

  • Paragraph

  • US Dollar

  • Euro

  • British Pound

  • Japanese Yen

  • Percent

  • Bullet

  • Degrees

  • One Half

  • One Fourth

  • Three Fourths

If you use other symbols or special characters, they must always be shown in regular text as well. This must be done so the screen readers will read the symbol properly to the reader.

To create a symbol or special character,

  1. Go to the Insert Tab.

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  2. Go to the Symbols section and click Symbol.

  3. A dropdown menu will appear, click more symbols to get a wider variety of symbols to choose from.

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Example of using symbols…

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