Accessing symbols

Use ||number|| to select a symbol in position number of the current font. The characters |'| or |"| at the beginning of number denote octal or hexadecimal base, respectively.

Use | $\fam$1| number|| to produce non-aligned digits like $\fam$11982. Works in text and math and honours spaces in the argument if used in text. Don't try to put other characters in the argument, the result would be unpredictable and may change in later releases.