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Encode::[Symbol(3perl)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/Symbol/3perl/markdown)  Perl Programmers Reference Guide  Encode::[Symbol(3perl)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/Symbol/3perl/markdown)

NAME
       [Encode::Symbol](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Encode%3A%3ASymbol/markdown) - Symbol Encodings

SYNOPSIS
           use Encode qw/encode decode/;
           $symbol  = encode("symbol", $utf8); # loads [Encode::Symbol](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Encode%3A%3ASymbol/markdown) implicitly
           $utf8 = decode("", $symbol);        # ditto

ABSTRACT
       This module implements symbol and dingbats encodings.  Encodings
       supported are as follows.

### Canonical   Alias             Description
         symbol
         dingbats
         AdobeZDingbat
         AdobeSymbol
         MacDingbats

DESCRIPTION
       To find out how to use this module in detail, see Encode.

SEE ALSO
       Encode

perl v5.34.0                      2025-07-25             Encode::[Symbol(3perl)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/Symbol/3perl/markdown)