But sometimes the name for a symbol takes on a different sort of meaning, so that it is no longer a name, but a word in its own right. Here are eight words that started as symbols. The heart ...

The second place is from within Word using the Symbol option on the Insert menu. Character Map works with any Windows application. After selecting a font from the drop-down list you can insert a ...

An Australian restaurant owner-turned-innovator has created a character to replace the word "the" in the English language. Similar to how the ampersand replaces "and" and the "@" symbol replaces ...