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ShowSpecialCharacters
• ShowSpecialCharacters is an option for cells that determines if \[Name], \:nnnn, and so on should be replaced with explicit special characters.
• With the default setting ShowSpecialCharacters 
True, special characters specified by their alias or Unicode number are replaced by the corresponding font symbol. For example, if you type \[Alpha], it is automatically converted to 
.
• With ShowSpecialCharacters False, special characters are always displayed by name when possible. For example, if you type \[Alpha], it is displayed as entered.
• ShowSpecialCharacters is mainly used for documentation and testing purposes. It is also useful for coding, where close control over characters is required.
• See also: ShowStringCharacters.
