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title: "How to: Use Special Characters in XAML"
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description: Learn about the syntax for encoding special characters in Unicode UTF-8 file format in Visual Studio for use in XAML files in Windows Presentation Foundation.
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ms.date: "03/30/2017"
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helpviewer_keywords:
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- "Unicode UTF-8 file format"
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- "UTF-8 file format"
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- "characters [WPF], special"
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- "typography [WPF], special characters"
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- "special characters [WPF]"
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ms.assetid: a57776d1-f353-4794-afa0-bfa3c712ed1c
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---
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# How to: Use Special Characters in XAML
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Markup files that are created in Visual Studio are automatically saved in the Unicode UTF-8 file format, which means that most special characters, such as accent marks, are encoded correctly. However, there is a set of commonly-used special characters that are handled differently. These special characters follow the World [Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XML standard for encoding](https://www.w3resource.com/xml/reserved-markup-characters.php).
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The following table shows the syntax for encoding this set of special characters:
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| Character | Syntax | Description |
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|-----------|----------|----------------------|
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| `<` | `<` | Less than symbol. |
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| `>` | `>` | Greater than sign. |
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| `&` | `&` | Ampersand symbol. |
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| `"` | `"` | Double quote symbol. |
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| `'` | `'` | Single quote symbol. |
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> [!NOTE]
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> If you create a markup file using a text editor, such as Windows Notepad, you must save the file in the Unicode UTF-8 file format in order to preserve any encoded special characters.
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The following example shows how you can use special characters in text when creating markup.
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## Example
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[!code-xaml[SpecialCharsSnippets#SpecialCharsSnippet1](~/samples/snippets/csharp/VS_Snippets_Wpf/SpecialCharsSnippets/CS/Window1.xaml#specialcharssnippet1)]
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