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Subject: 
Best way to write the registered trademark symbol in HTML?
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Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:39:21 GMT
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Question:  What's the best, cleanest way to represent a -raised- registered
trademark symbol in HTML -- for example, next to the word LEGO?

I used to write:

   ...blah blah LEGO<SUP><FONT SIZE="-2">&reg;</FONT></SUP> blah blah...

and that looks pretty good in most cases for regular Times body type.  But
the problem is that it's a PITA to type and it induces extra leading between
the current and preceding lines.

So I've switched now to:

   ...blah blah LEGO<SMALL><SUP>&reg;</SUP></SMALL> blah blah...

which is easier to type and also still looks pretty good and doesn't have
the leading problem.

It's too bad that the &reg; symbol in typical digital typefaces isn't small
and raised like the TM symbol typically is.  :-(  Ah well.

--Todd

p.s.  I never shrink or raise the &reg; symbol when it appears next to
"LEGO" inside of a hyperlink tag (<A>...</A>), otherwise the underlining
goes all goofy on me.  Fortunately, at least &#153; for TM still works great
without modification inside of <A>...</A>.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Best way to write the registered trademark symbol in HTML?
 
Also sprach Todd Lehman: : p.s. I never shrink or raise the &reg; symbol when it appears next to : "LEGO" inside of a hyperlink tag (<A>...</A>), otherwise the underlining : goes all goofy on me. Fortunately, at least &#153; for TM still works great (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: Best way to write the registered trademark symbol in HTML?
 
(...) Why insert the font modifycation? I think LEGO&reg; renders fine. (...) There isn't a (TM) symbol in Latin-1 (...) &#153; may work well on your browser, but it 1) is not legal HTML 2) does not work on DEC-Unix and Linux (haven't tested on (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.publish)

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