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I want a mu (µ) to appear in text that is created using a PDF device. However, the µ does not appear as intended; instead, it is replaced by two dots. A minimal example is: > pdf("mu.pdf") > plot(1,1, type="n") > text(1,1, "\u3BC") > dev.off() The "text" command yields the following warning messages: > Warning messages: > 1: In text.default(1, 1, "μ") : > conversion failure on 'μ' in 'mbcsToSbcs': dot substituted for <ce> > 2: In text.default(1, 1, "μ") : > conversion failure on 'μ' in 'mbcsToSbcs': dot substituted for <bc> > 3: In text.default(1, 1, "μ") : > font metrics unknown for Unicode character U+03bc > 4: In text.default(1, 1, "μ") : > conversion failure on 'μ' in 'mbcsToSbcs': dot substituted for <ce> > 5: In text.default(1, 1, "μ") : > conversion failure on 'μ' in 'mbcsToSbcs': dot substituted for <bc> In contrast, when I use a quartz device: > plot(1,1, type="n") > text(1,1, "\u3BC") The mu appears as expected, presumably indicating that the problem relates to devices. For various reasons, I would like to avoid using plotmath (expression). Thanks for any assistance. Dennis Dennis Fisher MD P < (The "P Less Than" Company) Phone: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) Fax: 1-866-PLessThan (1-866-753-7784) www.PLessThan.com ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.