Special Characters

% begins a comment. Type \% to output a %
Type dashes of various lengths as -, --, ---
Type double quotes as two single quotes: `` and ''
Other special characters include $, ^, _, #, &, ~
The special character \ is used to type commands such as \%, \section, and \textit. This is the heart of LaTeX.

% begins a comment. Type \% to output a %