<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">\sectiontitle{Control Sequences used in Text (Plain \TeX)}
\label{pl-txtcs}
\appenditem{Control Sequences for Changing Fonts in Text}
\begin{quote}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\verb?\rm? changes to the normal ``roman'' font: &amp; \rm Roman\\
\verb?\sl? changes to a slanted roman font:      &amp; \sl Slanted\\
\verb?\it? changes to an italic font:            &amp; \it Italic\\
\verb?\tt? changes to an ``typewriter'' font:    &amp; \tt Typewriter\\
\verb?\bf? changes to a boldface font:           &amp; \bf Boldface
\end{tabular}
\end{quote}

\appenditem{Control Sequences for obtaining Accents in Text}
\begin{quote}
\begin{tabular}{llll}
\verb?\'{e}?  &amp; \'{e}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?math\'{e}matique? yields `math\'{e}matique' \\
\verb?\`{e}?  &amp; \`{e}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?alg\`{e}bre? yields `alg\`{e}bre' \\
\verb?\^{e}?  &amp; \^{e}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?h\^{o}te? yields `h\^{o}te' \\
\verb?\"{o}?  &amp; \"{o}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?H\"{o}lder? yields `H\"{o}lder' \\
\verb?\~{n}?  &amp; \~{n}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?ma\~{n}ana? yields `ma\~{n}ana' \\
\verb?\={o}?  &amp; \={o}  &amp; \\
\verb?\.{o}?  &amp; \.{o}  &amp; \\
\verb?\u{o}?  &amp; \u{o}  &amp; \\
\verb?\v{c}?  &amp; \v{c}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?\v{C}ech? yields `\v{C}ech' \\
\verb?\H{o}?  &amp; \H{o}  &amp; \\
\verb?\t{oo}? &amp; \t{oo} &amp; \\
\verb?\c{c}?  &amp; \c{c}
           &amp; e.g., \verb?gar\c{c}on? yields `gar\c{c}on' \\
\verb?\d{o}?  &amp; \d{o}  &amp; \\
\verb?\b{o}?  &amp; \b{o}  &amp;
\end{tabular} 
\end{quote}
These accents are for use in ordinary text. They cannot be
used within mathematical formulae, since different control 
sequences are used to produce accents within mathematics.

\appenditem{Special Symbols used in Text}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\verb?\oe, \OE?   &amp; \oe, \OE   \\
\verb?\ae, \AE?   &amp; \ae, \AE   \\
\verb?\aa, \AA?   &amp; \aa, \AA   \\
\verb?\o, \O?     &amp; \o, \O     \\
\verb?\l, \L?     &amp; \l, \L     \\
\verb?\ss?        &amp; \ss        \\
\verb+?+\verb+`+  &amp; ?`         \\
\verb+!+\verb+`+  &amp; !`         \\
\verb?\dag?       &amp; \dag       \\
\verb?\ddag?      &amp; \ddag      \\
\verb?\S?         &amp; \S         \\
\verb?\P?         &amp; \P         \\
\verb?\copyright? &amp; \copyright \\
\verb?{\it \$}?   &amp; {\it \$}   \\
\verb?{\it \&amp;}?   &amp; {\it \&amp;}   \\
\verb?\i?         &amp; \i         \\
\verb?\j?         &amp; \j
\end{tabular}

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