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<span id="Special-Characters_003a-Inserting-_0040-_007b_007d-_002c-_005c-_0023-_0026"></span><h3 class="section">12.1 Special Characters: Inserting @ {} , \ # &</h3>
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<p>‘<samp>@</samp>’ and curly braces are the basic special characters in
Texinfo. To insert these characters so they appear in text, you must
put an ‘<samp>@</samp>’ in front of these characters to prevent Texinfo from
misinterpreting them. Alphabetic commands are also provided.
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<p>The other characters (comma, backslash, hash, ampersand) are special
only in restricted contexts, as explained in the respective sections.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-an-Atsign.html" accesskey="1">Inserting an Atsign</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@@</code>, <code>@atchar{}</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-Braces.html" accesskey="2">Inserting Braces</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"><code>@{ @}</code>, <code>@l rbracechar{}</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Comma.html" accesskey="3">Inserting a Comma</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">, and <code>@comma{}</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Backslash.html" accesskey="4">Inserting a Backslash</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">\ and <code>@backslashchar{}</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-a-Hashsign.html" accesskey="5">Inserting a Hashsign</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top"># and <code>@hashchar{}</code>.
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Inserting-an-Ampersand.html" accesskey="6">Inserting an Ampersand</a></td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">& and <code>@ampchar{}</code>.
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