# Symbol practice; don't read unless you have plenty of time on your hands! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 29, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091 "2000-06-29T23:30:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/21 "2000-07-30T22:04:23Z")
¿quien es más macho? tu tiene ½ el machismo que yo tengo. I say, could you spare £28 for an encyclopædia? Why ªre ªll my ª’s flºªting in the ªir? ºh nº, my º’s tºº!! ƒred ƒilched my ƒuckin’ violin. My 2¢ ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2000, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/22 "2000-07-31T08:12:02Z")
The following link has a lot of codes for different characters: [http://www.ramsch.org/martin/uni/fmi-hp/iso8859-1.html](http://www.ramsch.org/martin/uni/fmi-hp/iso8859-1.html) Add zeroes to the front of any code that’s less than 4 digits long and you’ll get the character. F’rinstance, the Thorn ( **Þ** ) is created by holding down ALT and typong 0222. ~~Baloo ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/23 "2000-08-29T23:23:11Z")
> [@](#): > > ƒred ƒilched my …OK, OK! I get the idea! :o Ever since I saw a funny skit on the Benny Hill show, titled “ƒad-Eyed ƒal,” I’ve wondered whether the old “long s”–a topic Cecil touched on in the first Straight Dope book–could be produced on a computer keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/24 "2000-08-30T09:06:55Z")
°š¸“¯¯®|­ªÍ«´ cool! ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/25 "2000-08-30T20:28:48Z")
> [@](#): > > °š¸“¯¯®|­ªÍ«´ Huh? 😕 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Breakaleg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/67e7ee/32.png) [@Breakaleg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Breakaleg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2000, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/26 "2000-09-02T02:38:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mojo \* > \*\*ŸöÜ šÙ®é¿ > > Looks OK to me. You’re using the num pad, correct? \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/27 "2000-09-02T23:40:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ChiefWahoo \* > \*\* > ¿quien es más macho? tu tiene ½ el machismo que yo tengo. > \*\* Actually **Chief** , I’m TWICE as manly as you, not half. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![barflyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dc4da7/32.png) [@barflyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barflyer)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091/28 "2000-09-04T17:04:49Z")
I get the feeling some of these symbols aren’t as universal as we’d like. Expecially between Mac and Windows, but also if you have Microsoft Verdanda or Adobe brand. There’s some symbols I get at work that aren’t at home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/symbol-practice-dont-read-unless-you-have-plenty-of-time-on-your-hands/24091.md?page=1)