Symbols are not used in text materials, except quilting how-to content.
Examples:
This will be several dollars cheaper.
Do you have 35 cents?
The interest rate is 12 percent.
It rests at a 45-degree angle.
Exceptions:
Use the dollar sign with specific dollar amounts.
The cost is $20.
For temperatures, use the degree symbol (option-shift-8) and the abbreviation for Fahrenheit (with no space between).
The plant is hardy to at least 10°F.
For temperatures below 0°F, use a minus sign (hyphen), not an en dash.
The plant is hardy to at least -5°F.
Symbols are acceptable for tables, charts, and notations on drawings, but use them consistently throughout.
” (inch, inches)
‘ (foot, feet)
° (degree, degrees)
% (percent)
$ (dollar, dollars)
¢ (cent, cents—except with decimals)
Use Dimension X for all dimensions. (Select text, then navigate to Window/Automation/Scripts and select “Convert Characters.” If this script is not installed on your computer, see a staff copy editor.)
Use a 2×4 for the project.
Use symbols such as ampersands in company names that use them. Leave space around an ampersand separating words, but not around one separating initials.
It’s manufactured by Smith & Co.
It’s manufactured by B&R Designs.
Abbreviate number (No.) in text material when it precedes a figure.
Use a skein of No. 6 yarn for the project. (not #6)
Exceptions:
Use the # symbol with product numbers and paintbrush sizes.
The hutch (#B4617) is only available online.
Use a #2 liner brush to finish the treatment.
