21 Special insertions ********************* LaTeX provides commands for inserting characters that have a special meaning do not correspond to simple characters you can type.
· Reserved characters Inserting '# $ % & ~ _ ^ \ { }' · Text symbols Inserting other non-letter symbols in text. · Accents Inserting accents. · Non-English characters Inserting other non-English characters. · \rule Inserting lines and rectangles. · \today Inserting today's date.