How can I insert the symbol for square feet?

Robert · External Since: Sep 07, 2004 Posts: 327

I have been unable to find the symbol that designates that a number indicates
“square feet”. For example: The office comprises approximately 5,000 . . .
and then the symbol for square feet. I know how to draw it. (It’s a box
with a forward slash through it.) Is it available in MS Office Word and if
so where is it?

Eric L. · External Since: Jul 30, 2007 Posts: 4

I don't see it in the list of insertable symbols.

One suggestion-find a picture of the square feet symbol, shrink it down to
the size of your text and format it as inline with text. It's kind of a
messy solution, but it's what I've done before. Or you could find and
install a font that has that symbol in it.

"Robert" wrote in message

>I have been unable to find the symbol that designates that a number
>indicates
> "square feet". For example: The office comprises approximately 5,000 . .
> .
> and then the symbol for square feet. I know how to draw it. (It's a box
> with a forward slash through it.) Is it available in MS Office Word and
> if
> so where is it?

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 24483

Or create the symbol by combining two others; see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CombineCharacters.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Eric L." wrote in message

>I don't see it in the list of insertable symbols.
>
> One suggestion-find a picture of the square feet symbol, shrink it down to
> the size of your text and format it as inline with text. It's kind of a
> messy solution, but it's what I've done before. Or you could find and
> install a font that has that symbol in it.
>
> "Robert" wrote in message
>
>>I have been unable to find the symbol that designates that a number
>>indicates
>> "square feet". For example: The office comprises approximately 5,000 . .
>> .
>> and then the symbol for square feet. I know how to draw it. (It's a box
>> with a forward slash through it.) Is it available in MS Office Word and
>> if
>> so where is it?
>
>
>

Klaus Linke · External Since: Dec 18, 2003 Posts: 517

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> Or create the symbol by combining two others; see
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CombineCharacters.htm

It seems to be in the new Unicode standard, but I haven't seen a font that
contains it, yet:
http://www.decodeunicode.org/en/u+23cd/properties

Klaus

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 24483

Thanks for that, Klaus. I did look for it in Arial Unicode MS (though not
exhaustively) without finding it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Klaus Linke" wrote in message

> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> Or create the symbol by combining two others; see
>> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CombineCharacters.htm
>
> It seems to be in the new Unicode standard, but I haven't seen a font that
> contains it, yet:
> http://www.decodeunicode.org/en/u+23cd/properties
>
> Klaus
>