lb bar/Unicode 2114 symbol

lb bar/Unicode 2114 symbol

[Johannes Graumann]

Hello,

I'm using the following encoding commands

\usetypescript[modern-base][texnansi]
\setupbodyfont[12pt,modern]

and was wondering whether someone knows an elegant way to get the pound
sign 'lb bar' (unicode #2114, html ℔).

My current hack looks like this:

\def\lbbar%
  {%
    \raise.28em\hbox{--}%
    \kern-.535eml%
    \kern-.1emb%
  }

but I'm underwhelmed by the thinness of the bar ...

Thanks for any insights,

Joh

Re: lb bar/Unicode 2114 symbol

[Peter Rolf]

Johannes Graumann wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using the following encoding commands
> 
> \usetypescript[modern-base][texnansi]
> \setupbodyfont[12pt,modern]
> 
> and was wondering whether someone knows an elegant way to get the pound
> sign 'lb bar' (unicode #2114, html ℔).
> 
> My current hack looks like this:
> 
> \def\lbbar%
>   {%
>     \raise.28em\hbox{--}%
>     \kern-.535eml%
>     \kern-.1emb%
>   }
> 
> but I'm underwhelmed by the thinness of the bar ...
>
    \hbox{\smash[w]{\raise.545em\hbox{\blackrule[width=.45em,height=.6pt]}}%
\kern-.035eml%
\kern-.075emb}%

still needs some fiddling ;)

Greets, Peter


> Thanks for any insights,
> 
> Joh
> 
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Re: lb bar/Unicode 2114 symbol

[Johannes Graumann]

Peter Rolf wrote:

>> \def\lbbar%
>>   {%
>>     \raise.28em\hbox{--}%
>>     \kern-.535eml%
>>     \kern-.1emb%
>>   }
>> 
>> but I'm underwhelmed by the thinness of the bar ...
>>
>     \hbox{\smash[w
{\raise.545em\hbox{\blackrule[width=.45em,height=.6pt]}}%
> \kern-.035eml%
> \kern-.075emb}%
> 
> still needs some fiddling ;)

Thanks. Fiddled some more and am using this now (all type-specific
measures):

\def\lbbar%
  {%
    \hbox{%
      \smash[w]{%
        \raise.535em%
        \hbox{\blackrule[width=.45em,height=.04em]}%
      }%
      \kern-.035eml%
      \kern-.075emb%
    }%
  }

Thank you for your help.

Joh