Test case for Speaking Special Characters

This version of the test case uses UTF-8 character set encoding.

We are testing a comparison of techniques for embedding special characters in HTML including: encoding, entities and alternative characters

Please respond as a comment to the original article.

em rule

  1. When an actual em dash is unavailable—as in the ASCII character set—a double ("--") or triple hyphen-minus ("---") is used.
  2. When an actual em dash is unavailable—as in the ASCII character set—a double ("--") or triple hyphen-minus ("---") is used.
  3. When an actual em dash is unavailable—as in the ASCII character set—a double ("--") or triple hyphen-minus ("---") is used.
  4. When an actual em dash is unavailable—as in the ASCII character set—a double ("--") or triple hyphen-minus ("---") is used.

en rule

  1. October to November 2008
  2. October-November 2008
  3. October–November 2008
  4. October–November 2008
  5. October–November 2008
  6. October–November 2008

ellipsis

  1. Once upon a time ... they lived happily ever after.
  2. Once upon a time … they lived happily ever after.
  3. Once upon a time … they lived happily ever after.
  4. Once upon a time … they lived happily ever after.
  5. Once upon a time … they lived happily ever after.

quotes

  1. "Hello," he said, "it's a lovely day."
  2. “Hello,” he said, “it’s a lovely day.”
  3. “Hello,” he said, “it’s a lovely day.”
  4. “Hello,” he said, “it’s a lovely day.”
  5. Hello, he said, it’s a lovely day.
  6. Hello, he said, it’s a lovely day.

currency

  1. one thousand, two hundred and thirty four million dollars; 54 euro; eight thousand yen; fifty seven cents
  2. $1234 million; €54; ¥8000; 57¢; AUD 62.48
  3. $1,234 million; €54; ¥8,000; 57¢; AU $62.48
  4. $1 234 million; €54; ¥8 000; 57¢; AUD 62.48
  5. $1 234 million; €54; ¥8 000; 57¢; AU $62.48

fractions

  1. half a pound of tuppenny rice
  2. ½ lb. of tuppenny rice
  3. ½ lb of tuppenny rice
  4. ½ lb of tuppenny rice

geospatial

  1. 152 degrees 54 minutes 9 seconds East
  2. 152°54'9" E
  3. 152° 54' 9" E
  4. 152°54′9″ E
  5. 152° 54′ 9″ E
  6. 152°54′9″ E
  7. 152°54′9″ E

Notes (daggers)

  1. § Limit one per customer. † Fair use policy applies. ‡ Expires October 2008.
  2. § Limit one per customer. † Fair use policy applies. ‡ Expires October 2008.
  3. § Limit one per customer. † Fair use policy applies. ‡ Expires October 2008.

Arrows

  1. left arrow, right arrow
  2. ←, →
  3. ←, →
  4. ←, →