Hi *, 2008/1/4, Harold Fuchs wrote: > On 04/01/2008, Alec McAllister wrote: > > [...] > > > > This isn't exactly what was originally asked for, but it's worth knowing > > that Unicode defines a number of proper ticks (we Brits don't call them > > "checks") and crosses, starting at 2713 (hex), i.e. in the Dingbats range. > > As I Brit I normally don't call them check marks either but, when in Rome > ... > > My version of Writer doesn't have Dingbats ... > > Do you mean *Hex* 2713? How do I get that character on a Windows system, > please?
[Writer/Calc] -> Insert | Special Characters -> Font: [select font (1)] -> Subset: [scroll down to] Dingbats ... voilà ... (1) suggestion e.g.: U+2715 ✕ U+2713 ✓ DejaVu Sans Arev Sans Arial Unicode MS Free Serif StarSymbol (OpenSymbol) Manfred
