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  2. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Symbol Name Symbol(s) Meaning Example of Use Dele: Delete: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ Begin new paragraph: Pilcrow (Unicode U+00B6) ¶ no: Remove paragraph break: Caret [a] (Unicode U+2038, 2041, 2380) ‸ or ⁁ or ⎀ Insert # Insert space: Close up (Unicode U+2050) ⁐ Tie words together, eliminating a space: I was reading the news⁐paper ...

  3. Tombstone (typography) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the tombstone, halmos, end-of-proof, or Q.E.D. symbol "∎" (or " ") is a symbol used to denote the end of a proof, in place of the traditional abbreviation "Q.E.D." for the Latin phrase "quod erat demonstrandum". It is inspired by the typographic practice of end marks, an element that marks the end of an article. [1] [2]

  4. Dinkus - Wikipedia

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    In typography, a dinkus is a typographic symbol which often consists of three spaced asterisks or bullets in a horizontal row, i.e. ∗ ∗ ∗ or • • • . The symbol has a variety of uses, and it usually denotes an intentional omission or a logical "break" of varying degree in a written work.

  5. Geometric Shapes (Unicode block) - Wikipedia

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    Among the fonts in widespread use, [6] [7] full implementation is provided by Segoe UI Symbol and significant partial implementation of this range is provided by Arial Unicode MS and Lucida Sans Unicode, which include coverage for 83% (80 out of 96) and 82% (79 out of 96) of the symbols, respectively.

  6. Help:Entering special characters - Wikipedia

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    Figure 1. Special-character links above edit window: Symbol group. Groups for the special-character links below the edit window are displayed one at a time; the default group is Insert, which includes punctuation and some other common symbols (see Figure 2 below), but another group may be shown if you have previously selected it. Click the down ...

  7. List of retronyms - Wikipedia

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    Paper copy, hard copy With the proliferation of exchange of documents in the form of electronic files, physical copies of documents acquired this retronym. Occasionally extended to the copying devices; i.e. paper copiers. The jocular substitute dead-tree copy is sometimes used. Parallel ATA (PATA)

  8. Kryptos - Wikipedia

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    [4] [32] Kryptos was also featured in another of Dan Brown's novels, The Lost Symbol (2009). [2] A small version of Kryptos appears in the season 5 episode of Alias "S.O.S.". In it, Marshall Flinkman says he has cracked the code just by looking at it during a tour visit to the CIA office. The solution he describes sounds like the solution to ...

  9. Tablets of Stone - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Alternatively, Thomas Römer argued in 2015 that “clearly… the tablets of the law are a substitute for something else.” [5] He holds that “the original Ark contained a statue [i.e. a cult image] of Yhwh”, [6]: 4 which he specifically identifies as “two betyles (sacred stones), or two cult image statues symbolizing Yhwh and ...