{"id":1420,"date":"2012-06-06T20:10:30","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T20:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/06\/06\/special-characters\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:40:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:40:53","slug":"special-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/special-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Special Characters to Joomla 2.5 articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"alert\">Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.joomla.org\/Joomla!_CMS_versions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2> How to use Special Characters in Joomla 2.5 <\/h2>\n<p>The Joomla 2.5 editor includes an easy way to add special characters to your articles. For example, you may want to add one of the following characters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a9 \u2013 copyright sign<\/li>\n<li>\u00ae \u2013 registered sign<\/li>\n<li>\u2122 \u2013 trade mark sign<\/li>\n<li>\u00a2 \u2013 cent sign<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac \u2013 euro sign<\/li>\n<li>\u00bb \u2013 right pointing guillemet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adding these characters is as easy as clicking a button, and we\u2019ll show you which button in this Joomla 2.5 tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To add a special character in Joomla 2.5:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li>When <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/joomla\/joomla-2-5\/how-to-write-a-new-article\/\">writing<\/a> or editing an article in Joomla 2.5, place your cursor where you want the special character to be placed<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Insert Special Character<\/strong> button (see screenshot below)<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/edu_joomla25_insert-special-character_click-the-insert-special-character-button.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/edu_joomla25_insert-special-character_click-the-insert-special-character-button.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"click-the-insert-special-character-button\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will see a <strong>Select Special Character<\/strong> window open:<br><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/edu_joomla25_insert-special-character_select-special-character-window.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"select-special-character-window\" class=\"std_ss size-full wp-image-7674\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/edu_joomla25_insert-special-character_select-special-character-window.gif\" width=\"500\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click on the special character you want to place in your article, and it will then be added!<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12\/31\/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. 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