

While in the mtext editor hold the alt key and type 0178 (use the Windows character map tool to see what is available). You can also get most of these off the MTEXT menu now. I have used the superscript 2 with mtext when the text style is based on a TrueType font that has the superscript character. You can use the %%nnn control sequence to display special characters using the PostScript fonts. Both turn off automatically at the end of the text string. Overscoring and underscoring can be in effect at the same time. %%c – Draws circle diameter dimensioning symbol. %%p – Draws plus/minus tolerance symbol (±).

NOTE: You can use these control codes with standard AutoCAD text fonts only: You can use this control code with standard AutoCAD text fonts and Adobe PostScript fonts: Use a pair of percent signs to introduce each control sequence. In addition to using Unicode characters for entering special characters, you can also overscore text, underscore text, or insert a special character by including control information in the text string. When entering text, you can create special characters, including the degree symbol, plus/minus tolerance symbol, and the diameter symbol, by entering the following Unicode character strings:īetter yet – Use %% – this is a more standard way of enter special characters Some may still use these “inline” tricks or you could use the menus. You had to use %% or other tricks to get it done. Custom fonts and third-party fonts are displayed in the editor with Autodesk-supplied. AutoCAD compiled shape (SHX) fonts are listed by the name of the file in which the fonts are stored. Turns selected superscript text to ordinary text. It use to be pretty tough to get special characters into your text in AutoCAD. Superscript : Turns selected text into superscript, slightly smaller text set above the line of type.
