# sym element

Represents a hint to transforms that this run resolves to a single symbol, described herein.

## Usage

    <sym
    	font="xsd:string"
    	char="hexNumberType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | symElt
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/auxHint
Schema name | Auxiliary XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
font | xsd:string | optional | Gets or sets the font in which the symbol character is found. | See external namespace.
char | hexNumberType | optional | Gets or sets the character code of the symbol. |

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="sym" type="symElt" >
    </xsd:element>

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