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From: "Erol Gericke" <>
Subject: Re: Christening and Death Symbols (for Erol)
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 08:36:45 +0200
References: <390EDDAF.6AB44AB8@futurenet.co.za> <005401bfb4fa$75846da0$1bc98aa4@jotaylor>


Hi Jo,

Thanks for your comprehensive info. I'll give it a go.

Regards,
Erol.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jo Taylor" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 1:41 PM
Subject: Christening and Death Symbols (for Erol)


> Erol, I don't remember reading your original question, were you looking
for HTML
> extended characters?
> ASCIII codes should work as an HTML file is an ASCII text file with HTML
tags
> added to it.
> Programs like Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer read HTML files
(which
> contain only ASCII code) and apply the HTML tag instructions to the text.
> This site:
> http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~jwmitch/iso8859-1.html
> lists the extended characters. You'll notice that alongside the codes
like:
> &pound; for the pound sign there is also: &#163;
> 0163 is the numeric code for the pound sign.
> This will work for all the numeric codes, therefore &#134; will
produce the
> cross sign.
> This is the best way to insert symbols into HTML, as it ensures all
browsers
> will read the symbols correctly.
> The numeric codes are found in Character Map (for those running Windows).
You
> can open Character Map by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, pointing
to
> Accessories, pointing to System Tools, and clicking Character Map. If it's
not
> there, search your disk for the executable - charmap.exe. Set it to Arial
or
> Times for a full set of characters.
>
> HTH
> Jo Taylor
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Eileen wrote:
> > Did anyone give you the codes for these symbols? The long cross is Alt
0134,
> but I
> > haven't found the code for the wavy equals sign
> > Erol Gericke wrote:
> > > I am working at coding my family web page in HTML and would like to
know the
> > > keyboard codes for the christening and death symbols. Can anybody
help.
>
>
>
>
>
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