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==Common Issues== | ==Common Issues== | ||
* Ellipsis -- Use <tt>\ldots</tt> (or <tt>\cdots</tt> for line-centered dots). | * Ellipsis -- Use <tt>\ldots</tt> (or <tt>\cdots</tt> for line-centered dots). | ||
** ' | ** Don't use three periods (bad spacing) or the [[Unicode]] character '…' (HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS, U+2026). | ||
** What about <tt>\dots</tt>? '''fixme''' | ** What about <tt>\dots</tt>? '''fixme''' | ||
==[[Unicode]]== | |||
Basic LaTeX doesn't support UTF-8 beyond expanding macros based on lexical sequences. If this is intended, use the <tt>utf8</tt> parameter to the <tt>inputenc</tt> package. [http://scripts.sil.org/xetex XeTeX] aims to be a fully Unicode-aware TeX engine. | |||
==See Also== | |||
* StackOverflow post, "[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/219853/entering-unicode-characters-in-latex Entering Unicode characters in LaTeX]" | |||
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Common Issues
- Ellipsis -- Use \ldots (or \cdots for line-centered dots).
- Don't use three periods (bad spacing) or the Unicode character '…' (HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS, U+2026).
- What about \dots? fixme
Unicode
Basic LaTeX doesn't support UTF-8 beyond expanding macros based on lexical sequences. If this is intended, use the utf8 parameter to the inputenc package. XeTeX aims to be a fully Unicode-aware TeX engine.
See Also
- StackOverflow post, "Entering Unicode characters in LaTeX"
