How to insert U+20B4 unicode character in LaTeX text? I've read that it is possible with XeTeX, but can it be done in LaTeX? Ive tried \char"U+20B4, but obtained bad character code 8372.
Thanks in advance
1 Answer
As far as I know there is no font for pdflatex that has U+20B4 HRYVNIA SIGN ₴ (the symbol for the Ukrainian currency).
You can emulate it, with something like
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage[ukrainian]{babel}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\DeclareRobustCommand{\hryvnia}{{%
\fontencoding{OT1}\upshape
\settoheight{\dimen255}{S}%
\vphantom{S}%
\smash{\ooalign{%
\hfil\reflectbox{S}\hfil\cr % a reflected S
\hfil\raisebox{0.25ex}{--}\hfil\cr % upper bar
\hfil\raisebox{-0.05ex}{--}\hfil\cr % lower bar
}}%
}}
\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{20B4}{\hryvnia}
\begin{document}
Ви заборгували мені ₴2000.
\end{document}
The definition of \hryvnia maybe is not the best, but the idea is this: you find out how to print the symbol and then use \DeclareUnicodeCharacter to get it when you type in the Unicode character.
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Thanks a lot, it works well in pdf (maybe some adjusting will be done). However, it does not work for yap (internal dvi previewer), separate S and - are displayed (it seems that box transformation does not work in yap). Oct 13, 2020 at 8:44
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3@Spectorsky DVI previewers generally aren't able to reproduce these effects; have you ever tried to look at a TikZ diagram on yap? Use PDF and be happy.– egregOct 13, 2020 at 8:53
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I use yap for preview. To precise: yap does it correct in ps mode, but does not in pk mode (which I usually switch on). In pk mode,
\reflectboxmove box horizontally but does not reflect it. Command\scalebox{-1}[1]does the same as\reflectbox. Oct 13, 2020 at 9:07 -
2@Spectorsky WIthout PostScript interpretation, you cannot get reflections and other effects that DVI mode is unable to make.– egregOct 13, 2020 at 9:21
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3@Spectorsky Sorry, but I can't see how DVI mode is helpful nowadays: there are fast and accurate PDF previewers (I'm obviously not thinking to Adobe Reader) around, for every OS. And, sorry again, I can't run
yap, for lack of Windows, which I'm very satisfied of. ;-)– egregOct 13, 2020 at 9:47
DeclareUnicodeCharacter(see tex.stackexchange.com/a/443042/38080). (Obviously, you need a font with that shape, or fake it somehow). Btw, the character is ₴ fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/20b4/index.htmDeclareUnicodeCharacterdoes not work here because there is not such char in LaTeX font.