Special Character boxtime












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In LaTeX, boxtimes works as follows:



documentclass{article}

usepackage{amssymb}

begin{document}



$boxtimes$



end{document}


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Is there a way to print this character in Mathematica? Simply using ToExpression returns nothing.



ToExpression["\boxtime", TeXForm, HoldForm]


In a more general form, is there a way to use amssymbols in Mathematica?






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    The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
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$begingroup$


In LaTeX, boxtimes works as follows:



documentclass{article}

usepackage{amssymb}

begin{document}



$boxtimes$



end{document}


enter image description here



Is there a way to print this character in Mathematica? Simply using ToExpression returns nothing.



ToExpression["\boxtime", TeXForm, HoldForm]


In a more general form, is there a way to use amssymbols in Mathematica?






formatting named-characters







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    The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
    $endgroup$
    – David G. Stork
    1 hour ago
















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$begingroup$


In LaTeX, boxtimes works as follows:



documentclass{article}

usepackage{amssymb}

begin{document}



$boxtimes$



end{document}


enter image description here



Is there a way to print this character in Mathematica? Simply using ToExpression returns nothing.



ToExpression["\boxtime", TeXForm, HoldForm]


In a more general form, is there a way to use amssymbols in Mathematica?






formatting named-characters







share|improve this question









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In LaTeX, boxtimes works as follows:



documentclass{article}

usepackage{amssymb}

begin{document}



$boxtimes$



end{document}


enter image description here



Is there a way to print this character in Mathematica? Simply using ToExpression returns nothing.



ToExpression["\boxtime", TeXForm, HoldForm]


In a more general form, is there a way to use amssymbols in Mathematica?






formatting named-characters




formatting named-characters






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  • $begingroup$
    The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
    $endgroup$
    – David G. Stork
    1 hour ago




















  • $begingroup$
    The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
    $endgroup$
    – David G. Stork
    1 hour ago


















$begingroup$
The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
$endgroup$
– David G. Stork
1 hour ago






$begingroup$
The closest supported symbols are [CircleTimes] and [CheckmarkedBox], and of course [EmptySquare].
$endgroup$
– David G. Stork
1 hour ago












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The code :22A0 will produce the Unicode character for BOX TIMES but the font used for output must support the Unicode character and not all of them do, otherwise an empty "Box" will appear. For example, the font "Lucida Sans Unicode" displays the character correctly. In any case, this does not affect the internal string contents even if it is not displayed as expected.



For another example, the code ToCharacterCode["a⊠b"] will return {97, 8864, 98} and the reverse code FromCharacterCode[{97, 8864, 98}] will return the original string.






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    $begingroup$

    ⊠ is Unicode character U+22A0, and so we can input it in Mathematica by typing the following:



    :22A0


    anywhere in a notebook.



    This functionality is documented in tutorial/CharacterCodes.



    As noted by Somos and in the comments to this answer, the display of these characters is font-dependent. The codepoint is valid, but if the font Mathematica is using doesn't have a glyph for the character, it will display as a small box with a question mark inside of it. You may need to play with your font settings to get the character to display correctly.






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      I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
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      – Mefitico
      56 mins ago






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      Correct link.
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      – Rohit Namjoshi
      53 mins ago










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      @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
      $endgroup$
      – Carl Lange
      46 mins ago










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      @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
      $endgroup$
      – Carl Lange
      44 mins ago










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      For info, I'm using windows 10.
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    The code :22A0 will produce the Unicode character for BOX TIMES but the font used for output must support the Unicode character and not all of them do, otherwise an empty "Box" will appear. For example, the font "Lucida Sans Unicode" displays the character correctly. In any case, this does not affect the internal string contents even if it is not displayed as expected.



    For another example, the code ToCharacterCode["a⊠b"] will return {97, 8864, 98} and the reverse code FromCharacterCode[{97, 8864, 98}] will return the original string.






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      $begingroup$

      The code :22A0 will produce the Unicode character for BOX TIMES but the font used for output must support the Unicode character and not all of them do, otherwise an empty "Box" will appear. For example, the font "Lucida Sans Unicode" displays the character correctly. In any case, this does not affect the internal string contents even if it is not displayed as expected.



      For another example, the code ToCharacterCode["a⊠b"] will return {97, 8864, 98} and the reverse code FromCharacterCode[{97, 8864, 98}] will return the original string.






      share|improve this answer











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        $begingroup$

        The code :22A0 will produce the Unicode character for BOX TIMES but the font used for output must support the Unicode character and not all of them do, otherwise an empty "Box" will appear. For example, the font "Lucida Sans Unicode" displays the character correctly. In any case, this does not affect the internal string contents even if it is not displayed as expected.



        For another example, the code ToCharacterCode["a⊠b"] will return {97, 8864, 98} and the reverse code FromCharacterCode[{97, 8864, 98}] will return the original string.






        share|improve this answer











        $endgroup$



        The code :22A0 will produce the Unicode character for BOX TIMES but the font used for output must support the Unicode character and not all of them do, otherwise an empty "Box" will appear. For example, the font "Lucida Sans Unicode" displays the character correctly. In any case, this does not affect the internal string contents even if it is not displayed as expected.



        For another example, the code ToCharacterCode["a⊠b"] will return {97, 8864, 98} and the reverse code FromCharacterCode[{97, 8864, 98}] will return the original string.







        share|improve this answer














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            $begingroup$

            ⊠ is Unicode character U+22A0, and so we can input it in Mathematica by typing the following:



            :22A0


            anywhere in a notebook.



            This functionality is documented in tutorial/CharacterCodes.



            As noted by Somos and in the comments to this answer, the display of these characters is font-dependent. The codepoint is valid, but if the font Mathematica is using doesn't have a glyph for the character, it will display as a small box with a question mark inside of it. You may need to play with your font settings to get the character to display correctly.






            share|improve this answer











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            • $begingroup$
              I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              56 mins ago






            • 1




              $begingroup$
              Correct link.
              $endgroup$
              – Rohit Namjoshi
              53 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              46 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              44 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              For info, I'm using windows 10.
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              41 mins ago
















            2












            $begingroup$

            ⊠ is Unicode character U+22A0, and so we can input it in Mathematica by typing the following:



            :22A0


            anywhere in a notebook.



            This functionality is documented in tutorial/CharacterCodes.



            As noted by Somos and in the comments to this answer, the display of these characters is font-dependent. The codepoint is valid, but if the font Mathematica is using doesn't have a glyph for the character, it will display as a small box with a question mark inside of it. You may need to play with your font settings to get the character to display correctly.






            share|improve this answer











            $endgroup$













            • $begingroup$
              I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              56 mins ago






            • 1




              $begingroup$
              Correct link.
              $endgroup$
              – Rohit Namjoshi
              53 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              46 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              44 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              For info, I'm using windows 10.
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              41 mins ago














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            2








            2





            $begingroup$

            ⊠ is Unicode character U+22A0, and so we can input it in Mathematica by typing the following:



            :22A0


            anywhere in a notebook.



            This functionality is documented in tutorial/CharacterCodes.



            As noted by Somos and in the comments to this answer, the display of these characters is font-dependent. The codepoint is valid, but if the font Mathematica is using doesn't have a glyph for the character, it will display as a small box with a question mark inside of it. You may need to play with your font settings to get the character to display correctly.






            share|improve this answer











            $endgroup$



            ⊠ is Unicode character U+22A0, and so we can input it in Mathematica by typing the following:



            :22A0


            anywhere in a notebook.



            This functionality is documented in tutorial/CharacterCodes.



            As noted by Somos and in the comments to this answer, the display of these characters is font-dependent. The codepoint is valid, but if the font Mathematica is using doesn't have a glyph for the character, it will display as a small box with a question mark inside of it. You may need to play with your font settings to get the character to display correctly.







            share|improve this answer














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            answered 1 hour ago









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            • $begingroup$
              I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              56 mins ago






            • 1




              $begingroup$
              Correct link.
              $endgroup$
              – Rohit Namjoshi
              53 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              46 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              44 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              For info, I'm using windows 10.
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              41 mins ago


















            • $begingroup$
              I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              56 mins ago






            • 1




              $begingroup$
              Correct link.
              $endgroup$
              – Rohit Namjoshi
              53 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              46 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
              $endgroup$
              – Carl Lange
              44 mins ago










            • $begingroup$
              For info, I'm using windows 10.
              $endgroup$
              – Mefitico
              41 mins ago
















            $begingroup$
            I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
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            – Mefitico
            56 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            I commend you for finding the Unicode character number. As of right now the link to tutorial/CharacterCodes seems broken (loads page from Wolfram saying content not found) . Also, I tried the code you provided in Mathematica 11.0, it prints a square with a question mark, as does some nearby characters values. =/
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            – Mefitico
            56 mins ago




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            $begingroup$
            Correct link.
            $endgroup$
            – Rohit Namjoshi
            53 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            Correct link.
            $endgroup$
            – Rohit Namjoshi
            53 mins ago












            $begingroup$
            @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Lange
            46 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            @RohitNamjoshi Thanks, I corrected the link in my answer.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Lange
            46 mins ago












            $begingroup$
            @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Lange
            44 mins ago




            $begingroup$
            @Mefitico Unfortunately, this is down to the font used in Mathematica or your OS. It does work for me on 11.3 on Mac OS X 10.14.
            $endgroup$
            – Carl Lange
            44 mins ago












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