Correctly print `Lk' arguments in -Tascii. Issue raised by Aldis Berzoja.

[mandoc.git] / mandoc_char.7

diff --git a/mandoc_char.7 b/mandoc_char.7
index 92b3d0e7854633cf5d07dcf543813f80861e7035..c01826589b8a65ad52b7679b0bce31b4eaca5586 100644 (file)
--- a/mandoc_char.7
+++ b/mandoc_char.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\"    $Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.18 2009/09/22 23:34:14 kristaps Exp $
+.\"    $Id: mandoc_char.7,v 1.39 2010/05/12 08:29:23 kristaps Exp $

 .\"
 .\"

-.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
+.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>

 .\"
 .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
 .\"
 .\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
 .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above


@@ -13,34 +13,27 @@
 .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

-.\" 
-.Dd $Mdocdate: September 22 2009 $
+.\"
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 12 2010 $

 .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
 .Os
 .Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
 .Os

-.\" SECTION

 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mandoc_char
 .Nd mandoc special characters
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm mandoc_char
 .Nd mandoc special characters

-.\" SECTION

 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Sh DESCRIPTION

-This documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by 
+This page documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by

 .Xr mandoc 1
 to format
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7
 .Xr mandoc 1
 to format
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7

-documents.  Specific output devices of
-.Xr mandoc 1 ,
-dictated by the
-.Fl T Ns Ar output
-argument, will properly render these sequences.
-.\" PARAGRAPH
+documents.

 .Pp
 Both
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7
 .Pp
 Both
 .Xr mdoc 7
 and
 .Xr man 7

-encode special characters with 
+encode special characters with

 .Sq \eX
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e(XX
 .Sq \eX
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e(XX


@@ -56,7 +49,7 @@ and
 .Sq \eX
 as
 .Sq \e[X] .
 .Sq \eX
 as
 .Sq \e[X] .

-Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using 
+Predefined strings are functionally similar to special characters, using

 .Sq \e*X
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e*(XX
 .Sq \e*X
 .Pq for a one-character escape ,
 .Sq \e*(XX


@@ -72,386 +65,454 @@ and
 .Sq \e*X
 as
 .Sq \e*[X] .
 .Sq \e*X
 as
 .Sq \e*[X] .

-.\" SECTION
-.Sh Special Characters
+.Pp
+Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the
+characters.
+It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a
+(more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.
+.Sh SPECIAL CHARACTERS

 These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.
 These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Typographic:
-.Bl -tag -width Ds -offset indent -compact
-.It \e~
-.Pq non-breaking space
-.It \e
-.Pq space
-.It \e^
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e%
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e&
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e|
-.Pq zero-width space
-.It \e0
-.Pq white-space
+Spacing:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Description
+.It \e~      Ta non-breaking, non-collapsing space
+.It \e       Ta breaking, non-collapsing n-width space
+.It \e^      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e%      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e&      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e|      Ta zero-width space
+.It \e0      Ta breaking, non-collapsing digit-width space
+.It \ec      Ta removes any trailing space (if applicable)
+.El
+.Pp
+Lines:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ba    Ta \(ba        Ta bar
+.It \e(br    Ta \(br        Ta box rule
+.It \e(ul    Ta \(ul        Ta underscore
+.It \e(rl    Ta \(rl        Ta overline
+.It \e(bb    Ta \(bb        Ta broken bar
+.It \e(sl    Ta \(sl        Ta forward slash
+.It \e(rs    Ta \(rs        Ta backward slash
+.El
+.Pp
+Text markers:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ci    Ta \(ci        Ta circle
+.It \e(bu    Ta \(bu        Ta bullet
+.It \e(dd    Ta \(dd        Ta double dagger
+.It \e(dg    Ta \(dg        Ta dagger
+.It \e(lz    Ta \(lz        Ta lozenge
+.It \e(sq    Ta \(sq        Ta white square
+.It \e(ps    Ta \(ps        Ta paragraph
+.It \e(sc    Ta \(sc        Ta section
+.It \e(lh    Ta \(lh        Ta left hand
+.It \e(rh    Ta \(rh        Ta right hand
+.It \e(at    Ta \(at        Ta at
+.It \e(sh    Ta \(sh        Ta hash (pound)
+.It \e(CR    Ta \(CR        Ta carriage return
+.It \e(OK    Ta \(OK        Ta check mark

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Grammatic:
-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(em      Ta \(em     Ta em-dash
-.It \e(en      Ta \(en     Ta en-dash
-.It \e(hy      Ta \(hy     Ta hyphen
-.It \e\e       Ta \\       Ta back-slash
-.It \\e        Ta \e       Ta back-slash
-.It \e'        Ta \'       Ta apostrophe
-.It \e`        Ta \`       Ta back-tick
-.It \e.        Ta \.       Ta period
-.It \e(r!      Ta \(r!     Ta upside-down exclamation
-.It \e(r?      Ta \(r?     Ta upside-down question
+Legal symbols:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(co    Ta \(co        Ta copyright
+.It \e(rg    Ta \(rg        Ta registered
+.It \e(tm    Ta \(tm        Ta trademarked

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Enclosures:
-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(lh      Ta \(lh     Ta left hand
-.It \e(rh      Ta \(rh     Ta right hand
-.It \e(Fo      Ta \(Fo     Ta left guillemet
-.It \e(Fc      Ta \(Fc     Ta right guillemet
-.It \e(fo      Ta \(fo     Ta left guilsing
-.It \e(fc      Ta \(fc     Ta right guilsing
-.It \e(rC      Ta \(rC     Ta right brace
-.It \e(lC      Ta \(lC     Ta left brace
-.It \e(ra      Ta \(ra     Ta right angle
-.It \e(la      Ta \(la     Ta left angle
-.It \e(rB      Ta \(rB     Ta right bracket
-.It \e(lB      Ta \(lB     Ta left bracket
-.It \e(lq      Ta \(lq     Ta left double-quote
-.It \e(rq      Ta \(rq     Ta right double-quote
-.It \e(oq      Ta \(oq     Ta left single-quote
-.It \e(aq      Ta \(aq     Ta right single-quote
-.It \e(Bq      Ta \(Bq     Ta right low double-quote
-.It \e(bq      Ta \(ba     Ta right low single-quote
+Punctuation:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(em    Ta \(em        Ta em-dash
+.It \e(en    Ta \(en        Ta en-dash
+.It \e(hy    Ta \(hy        Ta hyphen
+.It \ee      Ta \e          Ta back-slash
+.It \e.      Ta \.          Ta period
+.It \e(r!    Ta \(r!        Ta upside-down exclamation
+.It \e(r?    Ta \(r?        Ta upside-down question

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Indicatives:
-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(<-      Ta \(<-     Ta left arrow
-.It \e(->      Ta \(->     Ta right arrow
-.It \e(ua      Ta \(ua     Ta up arrow
-.It \e(da      Ta \(da     Ta down arrow
-.It \e(<>      Ta \(<>     Ta left-right arrow
-.It \e(lA      Ta \(lA     Ta left double-arrow
-.It \e(rA      Ta \(rA     Ta right double-arrow
-.It \e(uA      Ta \(uA     Ta up double-arrow
-.It \e(dA      Ta \(dA     Ta down double-arrow
-.It \e(hA      Ta \(hA     Ta left-right double-arrow
+Quotes:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(Bq    Ta \(Bq        Ta right low double-quote
+.It \e(bq    Ta \(bq        Ta right low single-quote
+.It \e(lq    Ta \(lq        Ta left double-quote
+.It \e(rq    Ta \(rq        Ta right double-quote
+.It \e(oq    Ta \(oq        Ta left single-quote
+.It \e(cq    Ta \(cq        Ta right single-quote
+.It \e(aq    Ta \(aq        Ta apostrophe quote (text)
+.It \e(dq    Ta \(dq        Ta double quote (text)
+.It \e(Fo    Ta \(Fo        Ta left guillemet
+.It \e(Fc    Ta \(Fc        Ta right guillemet
+.It \e(fo    Ta \(fo        Ta left single guillemet
+.It \e(fc    Ta \(fc        Ta right single guillemet
+.El
+.Pp
+Brackets:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxbracketrightbpx" Rendered Description
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(lB    Ta \(lB        Ta left bracket
+.It \e(rB    Ta \(rB        Ta right bracket
+.It \e(lC    Ta \(lC        Ta left brace
+.It \e(rC    Ta \(rC        Ta right brace
+.It \e(la    Ta \(la        Ta left angle
+.It \e(ra    Ta \(ra        Ta right angle
+.It \e(bv    Ta \(bv        Ta brace extension
+.It \e[braceex] Ta \[braceex] Ta brace extension
+.It \e[bracketlefttp] Ta \[bracketlefttp] Ta top-left hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketleftbp] Ta \[bracketleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketleftex] Ta \[bracketleftex] Ta left hooked bracket extension
+.It \e[bracketrighttp] Ta \[bracketrighttp] Ta top-right hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketrightbp] Ta \[bracketrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked bracket
+.It \e[bracketrightex] Ta \[bracketrightex] Ta right hooked bracket extension
+.It \e(lt    Ta \(lt        Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e[bracelefttp] Ta \[bracelefttp] Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e(lk    Ta \(lk        Ta mid-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftmid] Ta \[braceleftmid] Ta mid-left hooked brace
+.It \e(lb    Ta \(lb        Ta bottom-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftbp] Ta \[braceleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked brace
+.It \e[braceleftex] Ta \[braceleftex] Ta left hooked brace extension
+.It \e(rt    Ta \(rt        Ta top-left hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerighttp] Ta \[bracerighttp] Ta top-right hooked brace
+.It \e(rk    Ta \(rk        Ta mid-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightmid] Ta \[bracerightmid] Ta mid-right hooked brace
+.It \e(rb    Ta \(rb        Ta bottom-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightbp] Ta \[bracerightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked brace
+.It \e[bracerightex] Ta \[bracerightex] Ta right hooked brace extension
+.It \e[parenlefttp] Ta \[parenlefttp] Ta top-left hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenleftbp] Ta \[parenleftbp] Ta bottom-left hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenleftex] Ta \[parenleftex] Ta left hooked parenthesis extension
+.It \e[parenrighttp] Ta \[parenrighttp] Ta top-right hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenrightbp] Ta \[parenrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked parenthesis
+.It \e[parenrightex] Ta \[parenrightex] Ta right hooked parenthesis extension
+.El
+.Pp
+Arrows:
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(<-    Ta \(<-        Ta left arrow
+.It \e(->    Ta \(->        Ta right arrow
+.It \e(<>    Ta \(<>        Ta left-right arrow
+.It \e(da    Ta \(da        Ta down arrow
+.It \e(ua    Ta \(ua        Ta up arrow
+.It \e(va    Ta \(va        Ta up-down arrow
+.It \e(lA    Ta \(lA        Ta left double-arrow
+.It \e(rA    Ta \(rA        Ta right double-arrow
+.It \e(hA    Ta \(hA        Ta left-right double-arrow
+.It \e(uA    Ta \(uA        Ta up double-arrow
+.It \e(dA    Ta \(dA        Ta down double-arrow
+.It \e(vA    Ta \(vA        Ta up-down double-arrow

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 Logical:
 .Pp
 Logical:

-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(AN      Ta \(AN     Ta logical and
-.It \e(OR      Ta \(OR     Ta logical or
-.It \e(no      Ta \(no     Ta logical not
-.It \e[tno]    Ta \[tno]   Ta logical not (text)
-.It \e(te      Ta \(te     Ta existential quantifier
-.It \e(fa      Ta \(fa     Ta universal quantifier
-.It \e(st      Ta \(st     Ta such that
-.It \e(tf      Ta \(tf     Ta therefore
-.It \e(3d      Ta \(3d     Ta therefore
-.It \e(or      Ta \(or     Ta bitwise or
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(AN    Ta \(AN        Ta logical and
+.It \e(OR    Ta \(OR        Ta logical or
+.It \e(no    Ta \(no        Ta logical not
+.It \e[tno]  Ta \[tno]      Ta logical not (text)
+.It \e(te    Ta \(te        Ta existential quantifier
+.It \e(fa    Ta \(fa        Ta universal quantifier
+.It \e(st    Ta \(st        Ta such that
+.It \e(tf    Ta \(tf        Ta therefore
+.It \e(3d    Ta \(3d        Ta therefore
+.It \e(or    Ta \(or        Ta bitwise or

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 Mathematical:
 .Pp
 Mathematical:

-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(pl      Ta \(pl     Ta plus
-.It \e(mi      Ta \(mi     Ta minus
-.It \e-        Ta \-       Ta minus (text)
-.It \e(-+      Ta \(-+     Ta minus-plus
-.It \e(+-      Ta \(+-     Ta plus-minus
-.It \e[t+-]    Ta \[t+-]   Ta plus-minus (text)
-.It \e(pc      Ta \(pc     Ta centre-dot
-.It \e(mu      Ta \(mu     Ta multiply
-.It \e[tmu]    Ta \[tmu]   Ta multiply (text)
-.It \e(c*      Ta \(c*     Ta circle-multiply
-.It \e(c+      Ta \(c+     Ta circle-plus
-.It \e(di      Ta \(di     Ta divide
-.It \e[tdi]    Ta \[tdi]   Ta divide (text)
-.It \e(f/      Ta \(f/     Ta fraction
-.It \e(**      Ta \(**     Ta asterisk
-.It \e(<=      Ta \(<=     Ta less-than-equal
-.It \e(>=      Ta \(>=     Ta greater-than-equal
-.It \e(<<      Ta \(<<     Ta much less
-.It \e(>>      Ta \(>>     Ta much greater
-.It \e(eq      Ta \(eq     Ta equal
-.It \e(!=      Ta \(!=     Ta not equal
-.It \e(==      Ta \(==     Ta equivalent
-.It \e(ne      Ta \(ne     Ta not equivalent
-.It \e(=~      Ta \(=~     Ta congruent
-.It \e(-~      Ta \(-~     Ta asymptotically congruent
-.It \e(ap      Ta \(ap     Ta asymptotically similar
-.It \e(~~      Ta \(~~     Ta approximately similar
-.It \e(~=      Ta \(~=     Ta approximately equal
-.It \e(pt      Ta \(pt     Ta proportionate
-.It \e(es      Ta \(es     Ta empty set
-.It \e(mo      Ta \(mo     Ta element
-.It \e(nm      Ta \(nm     Ta not element
-.It \e(sb      Ta \(sb     Ta proper subset
-.It \e(nb      Ta \(nb     Ta not subset
-.It \e(sp      Ta \(sp     Ta proper superset
-.It \e(nc      Ta \(nc     Ta not superset
-.It \e(ib      Ta \(ib     Ta reflexive subset
-.It \e(ip      Ta \(ip     Ta reflexive superset
-.It \e(ca      Ta \(ca     Ta intersection
-.It \e(cu      Ta \(cu     Ta union
-.It \e(/_      Ta \(/_     Ta angle
-.It \e(pp      Ta \(pp     Ta perpendicular
-.It \e(is      Ta \(is     Ta integral
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "xxcoproductxx" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(pl    Ta \(pl        Ta plus
+.It \e(mi    Ta \(mi        Ta minus
+.It \e-      Ta \-          Ta minus (text)
+.It \e(-+    Ta \(-+        Ta minus-plus
+.It \e(+-    Ta \(+-        Ta plus-minus
+.It \e[t+-]  Ta \[t+-]      Ta plus-minus (text)
+.It \e(pc    Ta \(pc        Ta centre-dot
+.It \e(mu    Ta \(mu        Ta multiply
+.It \e[tmu]  Ta \[tmu]      Ta multiply (text)
+.It \e(c*    Ta \(c*        Ta circle-multiply
+.It \e(c+    Ta \(c+        Ta circle-plus
+.It \e(di    Ta \(di        Ta divide
+.It \e[tdi]  Ta \[tdi]      Ta divide (text)
+.It \e(f/    Ta \(f/        Ta fraction
+.It \e(**    Ta \(**        Ta asterisk
+.It \e(<=    Ta \(<=        Ta less-than-equal
+.It \e(>=    Ta \(>=        Ta greater-than-equal
+.It \e(<<    Ta \(<<        Ta much less
+.It \e(>>    Ta \(>>        Ta much greater
+.It \e(eq    Ta \(eq        Ta equal
+.It \e(!=    Ta \(!=        Ta not equal
+.It \e(==    Ta \(==        Ta equivalent
+.It \e(ne    Ta \(ne        Ta not equivalent
+.It \e(=~    Ta \(=~        Ta congruent
+.It \e(-~    Ta \(-~        Ta asymptotically congruent
+.It \e(ap    Ta \(ap        Ta asymptotically similar
+.It \e(~~    Ta \(~~        Ta approximately similar
+.It \e(~=    Ta \(~=        Ta approximately equal
+.It \e(pt    Ta \(pt        Ta proportionate
+.It \e(es    Ta \(es        Ta empty set
+.It \e(mo    Ta \(mo        Ta element
+.It \e(nm    Ta \(nm        Ta not element
+.It \e(sb    Ta \(sb        Ta proper subset
+.It \e(nb    Ta \(nb        Ta not subset
+.It \e(sp    Ta \(sp        Ta proper superset
+.It \e(nc    Ta \(nc        Ta not superset
+.It \e(ib    Ta \(ib        Ta reflexive subset
+.It \e(ip    Ta \(ip        Ta reflexive superset
+.It \e(ca    Ta \(ca        Ta intersection
+.It \e(cu    Ta \(cu        Ta union
+.It \e(/_    Ta \(/_        Ta angle
+.It \e(pp    Ta \(pp        Ta perpendicular
+.It \e(is    Ta \(is        Ta integral

 .It \e[integral] Ta \[integral] Ta integral
 .It \e[sum]    Ta \[sum]   Ta summation
 .It \e[product] Ta \[product] Ta product
 .It \e[coproduct] Ta \[coproduct] Ta coproduct
 .It \e[integral] Ta \[integral] Ta integral
 .It \e[sum]    Ta \[sum]   Ta summation
 .It \e[product] Ta \[product] Ta product
 .It \e[coproduct] Ta \[coproduct] Ta coproduct

-.It \e(gr      Ta \(gr     Ta gradient
-.It \e(sr      Ta \(sr     Ta square root
-.It \e[sqrt]   Ta \[sqrt]  Ta square root
-.It \e(lc      Ta \(lc     Ta left-ceiling
-.It \e(rc      Ta \(rc     Ta right-ceiling
-.It \e(lf      Ta \(lf     Ta left-floor
-.It \e(rf      Ta \(rf     Ta right-floor
-.It \e(if      Ta \(if     Ta infinity
-.It \e(Ah      Ta \(Ah     Ta aleph
-.It \e(Im      Ta \(Im     Ta imaginary
-.It \e(Re      Ta \(Re     Ta real
-.It \e(pd      Ta \(pd     Ta partial differential
-.It \e(-h      Ta \(-h     Ta Planck constant over 2\(*p
+.It \e(gr    Ta \(gr        Ta gradient
+.It \e(sr    Ta \(sr        Ta square root
+.It \e[sqrt] Ta \[sqrt]     Ta square root
+.It \e(lc    Ta \(lc        Ta left-ceiling
+.It \e(rc    Ta \(rc        Ta right-ceiling
+.It \e(lf    Ta \(lf        Ta left-floor
+.It \e(rf    Ta \(rf        Ta right-floor
+.It \e(if    Ta \(if        Ta infinity
+.It \e(Ah    Ta \(Ah        Ta aleph
+.It \e(Im    Ta \(Im        Ta imaginary
+.It \e(Re    Ta \(Re        Ta real
+.It \e(pd    Ta \(pd        Ta partial differential
+.It \e(-h    Ta \(-h        Ta Planck constant over 2\(*p

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 Ligatures:
 .Pp
 Ligatures:

-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(ss      Ta \(ss     Ta German eszett
-.It \e(AE      Ta \(AE     Ta AE
-.It \e(ae      Ta \(ae     Ta ae
-.It \e(OE      Ta \(OE     Ta OE
-.It \e(oe      Ta \(oe     Ta oe
-.It \e(ff      Ta \(ff     Ta ff ligature
-.It \e(fi      Ta \(fi     Ta fi ligature
-.It \e(fl      Ta \(fl     Ta fl ligature
-.It \e(Fi      Ta \(Fi     Ta ffi ligature
-.It \e(Fl      Ta \(Fl     Ta ffl ligature
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(ff    Ta \(ff        Ta ff ligature
+.It \e(fi    Ta \(fi        Ta fi ligature
+.It \e(fl    Ta \(fl        Ta fl ligature
+.It \e(Fi    Ta \(Fi        Ta ffi ligature
+.It \e(Fl    Ta \(Fl        Ta ffl ligature
+.It \e(AE    Ta \(AE        Ta AE
+.It \e(ae    Ta \(ae        Ta ae
+.It \e(OE    Ta \(OE        Ta OE
+.It \e(oe    Ta \(oe        Ta oe
+.It \e(ss    Ta \(ss        Ta German eszett
+.It \e(IJ    Ta \(IJ        Ta IJ ligature
+.It \e(ij    Ta \(ij        Ta ij ligature

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 Accents:
 .Pp
 Accents:

-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(a"      Ta \(a"     Ta Hungarian umlaut
-.It \e(a-      Ta \(a-     Ta macron
-.It \e(a.      Ta \(a.     Ta dotted
-.It \e(a^      Ta \(a^     Ta circumflex
-.It \e(aa      Ta \(aa     Ta acute
-.It \e(ga      Ta \(ga     Ta grave
-.It \e(ab      Ta \(ab     Ta breve
-.It \e(ac      Ta \(ac     Ta cedilla
-.It \e(ad      Ta \(ad     Ta dieresis
-.It \e(ah      Ta \(ah     Ta caron
-.It \e(ao      Ta \(ao     Ta ring
-.It \e(a~      Ta \(a~     Ta tilde
-.It \e(ho      Ta \(ho     Ta ogonek
-.It \e(ha      Ta \(ha     Ta hat (text)
-.It \e(ti      Ta \(ti     Ta tilde (text)
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(a"    Ta \(a"        Ta Hungarian umlaut
+.It \e(a-    Ta \(a-        Ta macron
+.It \e(a.    Ta \(a.        Ta dotted
+.It \e(a^    Ta \(a^        Ta circumflex
+.It \e(aa    Ta \(aa        Ta acute
+.It \e'      Ta \'          Ta acute
+.It \e(ga    Ta \(ga        Ta grave
+.It \e`      Ta \`          Ta grave
+.It \e(ab    Ta \(ab        Ta breve
+.It \e(ac    Ta \(ac        Ta cedilla
+.It \e(ad    Ta \(ad        Ta dieresis
+.It \e(ah    Ta \(ah        Ta caron
+.It \e(ao    Ta \(ao        Ta ring
+.It \e(a~    Ta \(a~        Ta tilde
+.It \e(ho    Ta \(ho        Ta ogonek
+.It \e(ha    Ta \(ha        Ta hat (text)
+.It \e(ti    Ta \(ti        Ta tilde (text)

 .El
 .El

-.\" PARAGRAPH

 .Pp
 .Pp

-Accented characters:
-.Bl -offset indent -column 10n 10n 10n
-.It \e(-D      Ta \(-D     Ta Eth
-.It \e(Sd      Ta \(Sd     Ta eth
-.It \e(TP      Ta \(TP     Ta Thorn
-.It \e(Tp      Ta \(Tp     Ta thorn
-.It \e('A      Ta \('A     Ta acute A
-.It \e('E      Ta \('E     Ta acute E
-.It \e('I      Ta \('I     Ta acute I
-.It \e('O      Ta \('O     Ta acute O
-.It \e('U      Ta \('U     Ta acute U
-.It \e('a      Ta \('a     Ta acute a
-.It \e('e      Ta \('e     Ta acute e
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-.It \e(ct      Ta \(ct     Ta cent
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-.It \e(eu      Ta \(eu     Ta Euro symbol
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+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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-.\" PARAGRAPH

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-.It \e(+p      Ta \(+p     Ta pi variant
-.It \e(+e      Ta \(+e     Ta epsilon variant
-.It \e(ts      Ta \(ts     Ta sigma terminal
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+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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+.It \e(ct    Ta \(ct        Ta cent
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+.It \e(Ye    Ta \(Ye        Ta yen
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+.It \e(Fn    Ta \(Fn        Ta florin

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-.\" PARAGRAPH

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-.It \e(rg      Ta \(rg     Ta registered
-.It \e(tm      Ta \(tm     Ta trademarked
-.It \ee        Ta \e       Ta escape
-.El 
-.\" SECTION
-.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
-These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
-implementations:
-.Pp
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-.It \e*(If     Ta \*(If    Ta infinity
-.It \e*(Pi     Ta \*(Pi    Ta pi
-.It \e*(Na     Ta \*(Na    Ta NaN
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+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e(de    Ta \(de        Ta degree
+.It \e(%0    Ta \(%0        Ta per-thousand
+.It \e(fm    Ta \(fm        Ta minute
+.It \e(sd    Ta \(sd        Ta second
+.It \e(mc    Ta \(mc        Ta micro

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-.\" PARAGRAPH

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-Special symbols:
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-.It \e*(Am     Ta \*(Am    Ta ampersand
-.It \e*R       Ta \*R      Ta restricted mark
-.It \e*(Tm     Ta \*(Tm    Ta trade mark
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+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
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+.It \e(*B    Ta \(*B        Ta Beta
+.It \e(*G    Ta \(*G        Ta Gamma
+.It \e(*D    Ta \(*D        Ta Delta
+.It \e(*E    Ta \(*E        Ta Epsilon
+.It \e(*Z    Ta \(*Z        Ta Zeta
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+.It \e(*I    Ta \(*I        Ta Iota
+.It \e(*K    Ta \(*K        Ta Kappa
+.It \e(*L    Ta \(*L        Ta Lambda
+.It \e(*M    Ta \(*M        Ta Mu
+.It \e(*N    Ta \(*N        Ta Nu
+.It \e(*C    Ta \(*C        Ta Xi
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+.It \e(*P    Ta \(*P        Ta Pi
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+.It \e(*k    Ta \(*k        Ta kappa
+.It \e(*l    Ta \(*l        Ta lambda
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+.It \e(*p    Ta \(*p        Ta pi
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+.It \e(+p    Ta \(+p        Ta pi variant
+.It \e(+e    Ta \(+e        Ta epsilon variant
+.It \e(ts    Ta \(ts        Ta sigma terminal

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-.\" PARAGRAPH
+.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
+These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
+implementations:

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 .Pp

-Enclosures:
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-.It \e*q       Ta \*q      Ta double-quote
-.It \e*(Rq     Ta \*(Rq    Ta right-double-quote
-.It \e*(Lq     Ta \*(Lq    Ta left-double-quote
-.It \e*(lp     Ta \*(lp    Ta right-parenthesis
-.It \e*(rp     Ta \*(rp    Ta left-parenthesis
+.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
+.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
+.It \e*(Ba   Ta \*(Ba       Ta vertical bar
+.It \e*(Ne   Ta \*(Ne       Ta not equal
+.It \e*(Ge   Ta \*(Ge       Ta greater-than-equal
+.It \e*(Le   Ta \*(Le       Ta less-than-equal
+.It \e*(Gt   Ta \*(Gt       Ta greater-than
+.It \e*(Lt   Ta \*(Lt       Ta less-than
+.It \e*(Pm   Ta \*(Pm       Ta plus-minus
+.It \e*(If   Ta \*(If       Ta infinity
+.It \e*(Pi   Ta \*(Pi       Ta pi
+.It \e*(Na   Ta \*(Na       Ta NaN
+.It \e*(Am   Ta \*(Am       Ta ampersand
+.It \e*R     Ta \*R         Ta restricted mark
+.It \e*(Tm   Ta \*(Tm       Ta trade mark
+.It \e*q     Ta \*q         Ta double-quote
+.It \e*(Rq   Ta \*(Rq       Ta right-double-quote
+.It \e*(Lq   Ta \*(Lq       Ta left-double-quote
+.It \e*(lp   Ta \*(lp       Ta right-parenthesis
+.It \e*(rp   Ta \*(rp       Ta left-parenthesis
+.It \e*(lq   Ta \*(lq       Ta left double-quote
+.It \e*(rq   Ta \*(rq       Ta right double-quote
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+.It \e*(va   Ta \*(va       Ta up-down arrow
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 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 This section documents compatibility of
 .Nm
 .Sh COMPATIBILITY
 This section documents compatibility of
 .Nm


@@ -476,14 +537,23 @@ output mode:
 Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
 having no known representation:
 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
 Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
 having no known representation:
 .Bd -ragged -offset indent

-\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex]
+\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru

 .Ed
 .Ed

-.\" SECTION

 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1

-.\" SECTION

 .Sh AUTHORS
 The
 .Nm
 .Sh AUTHORS
 The
 .Nm

-utility was written by 
-.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .
+manual page was written by
+.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .
+.Sh CAVEATS
+The
+.Sq \e*(Ba
+escape mimics the behaviour of the
+.Sq \&|
+character in
+.Xr mdoc 7 ;
+thus, if you wish to render a vertical bar with no side effects, use
+the
+.Sq \e(ba
+escape.