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using an unicode code in a latex-document


I am writing a danish document. I want to use an old glyph unicode no: U+2184 [or U+0254, U+0186]. I do not succeed. Why and how should I proceed?

% !TEX TS-program = xelatex
% !TEX encoding = UTF-8
\documentclass{memoir}
\begin{document}
Der var en snes {\char"2184}: 20 stk.
\end{document}

Solution

  • The tex code you have is working, you just need to choose a font which has this letter.

    To find out which of the fonts on your computer have it, you can run

    albatross ↄ
    

    in a terminal and you'll get a list. For example with Arial:

    % !TEX TS-program = xelatex
    % !TEX encoding = UTF-8
    \documentclass{memoir}
    
    \usepackage{fontspec}
    \setmainfont{Arial}
    
    \begin{document}
    Der var en snes {\char"2184}: 20 stk.
    \end{document}
    

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