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Tue 4 Aug, 2009 08:03 am
how exactly do you type pi.
i dont mean 3.14 or 22/7 i mean like the signal
Most keyboards don't have the pi symbol on them. You need to use a word processor which has a font package which has a pi symbol.
On a windows machine
1) Make sure the num-lock is off.
2) While holding down the alt key, push the sequence "227". You must use the keys on the keypad to the right (not the numbers above the letters).
Like many things, this is easier on a Linux box.
By the way... just typing "pi" is completely acceptable (and probably preferable in many circumstances).
ebrown p wrote:
On a windows machine
1) Make sure the num-lock is off.
2) While holding down the alt key, push the sequence "227". You must use the keys on the keypad to the right (not the numbers above the letters).
Like many things, this is easier on a Linux box.
This, in most cases, does not work. Ã’ is what you can get
Yes, I know how to do it. I am just indicating that some systems will not produce the desired results.
Quote:Like many things, this is easier on a Linux box.
...and quite impossible on my Sony Vaio laptop. Ain't no right-hand key pad.
I thiink she did it like this ..... π
(the answer will present itself if you quote littlek's post...)
π
damn! I think I've got it!
C99 -- click on the link suggested by Region Philbis up above. The very first answer to the questions tells you how to do it. Just type ampersand(&) + pi + semicolon ( ; ). No spaces. You'll get π
ampersand(&) + pi + semicolon ( ; )
mpersand(&) + pi + semicolon ( ; ). No spaces.
Damn.... it doesn't seem to work for me.
whats the volume of a pizza with radius z and height a
π zza
ebrown p wrote:Damn.... it doesn't seem to work for me.
You are expecting it to show up right away as you type, but if you submit (or preview) the post you should see it when it becomes rendered HTML.
Here are other HTML entities you can use (again, only when rendered in HTML and other variants):
http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp
Ahem...folks, I do b'lieve Brownie was having us on. π in the face type humor perhaps?
I doubt it, his method for writing pi produces it immediately on his screen as it's typed, the HTML entity doesn't work till it becomes HTML and it can confuse anyone who is running into the distinction for the first time.
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