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Just today, twotwo questionsquestions popped up that asked for symbols that aren't necessarily math-specific, but that still are answered by the famous duplicate top dog How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?.

Can we change the scope and wording of this question so that it applies to all kinds of symbols, perhaps with a slight focus on math symbols? The top answers refer to symbols in general, the lower-ranking are pretty math-specific.

The way it is, I just don't think LaTeX: Numero sign ('№')LaTeX: Numero sign ('№') really is a duplicate of How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?, because isn't a math symbol; but it really should be a dupe.

(I proposed this in a comment to the question, but didn't get any reaction.)

Just today, two questions popped up that asked for symbols that aren't necessarily math-specific, but that still are answered by the famous duplicate top dog How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?.

Can we change the scope and wording of this question so that it applies to all kinds of symbols, perhaps with a slight focus on math symbols? The top answers refer to symbols in general, the lower-ranking are pretty math-specific.

The way it is, I just don't think LaTeX: Numero sign ('№') really is a duplicate of How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?, because isn't a math symbol; but it really should be a dupe.

(I proposed this in a comment to the question, but didn't get any reaction.)

Just today, two questions popped up that asked for symbols that aren't necessarily math-specific, but that still are answered by the famous duplicate top dog How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?.

Can we change the scope and wording of this question so that it applies to all kinds of symbols, perhaps with a slight focus on math symbols? The top answers refer to symbols in general, the lower-ranking are pretty math-specific.

The way it is, I just don't think LaTeX: Numero sign ('№') really is a duplicate of How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?, because isn't a math symbol; but it really should be a dupe.

(I proposed this in a comment to the question, but didn't get any reaction.)

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Can we expand the "How to look up a math symbol" to all kinds of symbols?

Just today, two questions popped up that asked for symbols that aren't necessarily math-specific, but that still are answered by the famous duplicate top dog How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?.

Can we change the scope and wording of this question so that it applies to all kinds of symbols, perhaps with a slight focus on math symbols? The top answers refer to symbols in general, the lower-ranking are pretty math-specific.

The way it is, I just don't think LaTeX: Numero sign ('№') really is a duplicate of How to look up a symbol or identify a letter from a math alphabet or other character?, because isn't a math symbol; but it really should be a dupe.

(I proposed this in a comment to the question, but didn't get any reaction.)