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I sometimes need to look for information for a special portion of code. When this code concerns or contains a special character such as °, *, or #, they are not always recognized in search engines.
I often end up having to ask a new question because I do not know how to write these characters in plain text.
Can anybody provide a definitive source for how these special characters should be written in a searchable way (or pronounced)?
You need the Jargon file. Amongst all the fantastic definitions (in the glossary section) is a list of ASCII symbols and what they’re called.