Special Symbols
Authors composing entries for the SEP sometimes need to make use of special symbols which are not found in the standard ASCII character set. Many of these special symbols are now widely supported in web browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc. We have done some testing and have established the a list of "safe" symbols which you can find at the following link:
Widely Supported HTML4 and Unicode CharactersFor those symbols which are not widely supported, authors should use the following graphic images of the characters:
Special Symbols Not Widely Supported
Logical Symbols
| Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name |
 |
fishhook.jpg |  |
vertical-bar11.gif |  |
varphi.jpg |
 |
dproves.jpg |  |
not-dproves.jpg |  |
boxarrow.jpg |
Mathematical Symbols
| Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name | Symbol | Name |
 |
frak-A.jpg |  |
Num.jpg |  |
mapsto.jpg |
 |
circ.jpg |  |
nearrow.jpg |  |
searrow.jpg |
 |
nwarrow.jpg |  |
swarrow.jpg |
Note: Authors who need other special symbols for their entry should send email to the Editors.
