CAD tip # 2924:

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	What are the font control characters in MTEXT text?
	You can find control codes like `{\fTahoma\|b0\|i0\|c0\|p34}` in your Mtext entities. What do they mean? \f sets the font name (TT or SHX) b switches 'bold' on (1) or off (0) i switches 'italic' on (1) or off (0) c sets codepage (0=no; 2=symbols; 234=EE; etc.) p sets font pitch and family

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CAD tip # 2924:

What are the font control characters in MTEXT text?