Special Character Support in Spok Mobile
This article covers special character support in messages sent between Spok Mobile for iOS and Android and consoles.
Spok Mobile for Consoles to iOS and iOS to Consoles
The following table summarizes special character support in messages sent between Spok Mobile for iOS and consoles. Note that some special character support is directional; some characters are only supported in messages sent from Spok Mobile for iOS to consoles, while others are supported in messages sent from consoles to Spok Mobile for iOS.
| Character | Name | Spok Console to iOS | iOS to Spok Console | MediCall to iOS | iOS to MediCall | Smart Suite to iOS mobile | iOS to Smart Suite |
| ~ | Tilde. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ` | Acute, back quote, grave, grave accent, left quote, open quote, or a push. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ! | Exclamation mark | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| @ | Ampersat, arobase, asperand, at, or at symbol. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| # | Hash. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| $ | Dollar sign or generic currency. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| % | Percent. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ^ | Caret or circumflex. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| & | Ampersand | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| * | Asterisk | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ( | Open or left parenthesis. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ) | Close or right parenthesis. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| - | Hyphen, minus, or dash. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| _ | Underscore. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| + | Plus. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| = | Equal. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| { | Open brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| } | Close brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| [ | Open bracket. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ] | Closed bracket. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| | | Pipe | Supported | Supported | Not supported | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
| \ | Back slash | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| / | Forward slash | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| : | Colon. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ; | Semicolon. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| " | Quote, quotation mark, or inverted commas. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ' | Apostrophe | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| < | Less than |
Supported |
Supported only if it is not part of another word. For example:
|
Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| > | Greater than or angle brackets. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| , | Comma. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| . | Period, dot or full stop. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
| ? | Question mark. | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported |
Unsupported Special Characters from iOS Keyboard in Spok Mobile
The following table lists special characters which are partially supported in messages sent from Spok Mobile for iOS to Spok Mobile for iOS, Spok Mobile for Android, and consoles.
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Not working Special Characters and Long Press characters (Applicable to Spok Mobile for iOS only) |
iOS to iOS with Spok Console | iOS to iOS with MediCall | iOS to iOS with Smart Suite | iOS to Android with Spok Console | iOS to Android with MediCall | iOS to Android with Smart Suite | iOS to MediCall Console | iOS to Spok Console | iOS to Smart Suite Console | |
| ₽ ₩ ¥ £ € $ ₹ | Long press on doller/rupee sign | Supported: ¥ £ € $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: ¥ £ € $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: $ ¥ appear as Y and £ appear as # in fresh message ¥ and £ appears as one or more question mark (?) in reply message Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: ¥ £ € $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: ¥ £ € $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: $ ¥ appear as Y and £ appear as # in fresh message ¥ and £ appears as one or more question mark (?) in reply message Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported: ¥ £ € $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Supported: $ Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
| § | Long press on ampersand (&) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ... | Long press on dot (.) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ° | Long press on zero (0) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ‰ | Long press on on percent sign (%) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ¿ | Long press on question mark (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ¡ | Long press on exclamation (!) | Supported | Supported |
Appear as ! in fresh message Appear as one or more question mark (?) in reply message |
Supported | Supported |
Appear as ! in fresh message Appear as one or more question mark (?) in reply message |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ` ‘ ’ ' | Apostrophe or Long press on Apostrophe (') | Supported | Supported |
Supported: ` ' ‘ appear as ` in fresh message ‘ appear as one or more question mark (?) in reply message ’ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Supported |
Supported: ` ' ‘ appear as ` in fresh message ‘ appear as one or more question mark (?) in reply message ’ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Supported | Supported: ` ' ‘ and ’ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
| « » „ “ ” " | Double quote or Long press on double quote(") | Supported | Supported |
Supported: " « appear as < and » appear as > in fresh message « and » appears as one or more question mark (?) in reply message Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Supported |
Supported: " « appear as < and » appear as > in fresh message « and » appears as one or more question mark (?) in reply message Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Supported | Supported: " Others appear as one or more question marks (?) |
| | | Pipe | Supported | Supported | Not supported (Message written after | will be truncated) | Supported | Supported | Not supported (Message written after | will be truncated) | Supported (Not supported if "|" sent from MediCall console to iOS device) |
Supported | Supported |
| – — • | Long press on Hyphen (-) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ≈ ≠ | Long press on equal (=) sign | ≈ appear as ~ ≠ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
≈ appear as ~ ≠ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Appears as one or more question marks (?) | ≈ appear as ~ ≠ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
≈ appear as ~ ≠ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Appears as one or more question marks (?) | ≈ appear as ~ ≠ appear as one or more question marks (?) |
Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| < | Less than | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported | Supported on Spok Console only if it is not part of another word. For example:
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Supported |
Unsupported Special Characters from Android Keyboard in Spok Mobile
The following table lists special characters which are partially supported in messages sent from Spok Mobile for Android to Spok Mobile for iOS and Consoles.
| Android Special Characters | Android to iOS with Spok Console | Android to iOS with MediCall | Android to iOS with Smart Suite | Android to Spok Console | Android to MediCall | Android to Smart Suite | |
| √ | Android Keyboard Characters | Appear as v | Appear as v | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as v | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| π | Appear as p | Appear as p | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as p | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ∆ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Not Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| | | Supported | Supported | Not Supported (Message written after | will be truncated) |
Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| ✓ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| • | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ÷ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| × | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ¶ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ° | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ©️ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ®️ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ™️ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| — | long press on - | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| – | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| · | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ¡ | long press on ! | Supported | Supported | Appear as ! in fresh message Appear as one or more question marks (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ‽ | long press on ? | Appear as ? | Appear as ? | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as ? | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ¿ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| … | long press on . | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ‚ | long press on ' | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ‘ | Supported | Supported | Appear as ` in fresh message Appears as one or more question marks (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ‚ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| „ | Long press on " | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| “ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| „ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| § | long press on ¶ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ★ | long press on * | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| † | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ‡ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| № | long press on # | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ℅ | long press on % | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ‰ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ♣️ | long press on • | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ♠️ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ♪ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ♥️ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ♦️ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ← | long press on ^ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ↑ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ↓ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| → | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ″ | long press on ° | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ′ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ± | long press on + | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ≤ | long press on < | Appear as = | Appear as = | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as = | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ⟨ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| « | Supported | Supported | Appear as < in fresh message Appears one or more question mark (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ‹ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ∞ | long press on = | Appear as 8 | Appear as 8 | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as 8 | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ≠ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ≈ | Appear as ~ | Appear as ~ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as ~ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ⟩ | long press on > |
Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| ≥ | Appear as = | Appear as = | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as = | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| » | Supported | Supported | Appears as > in fresh message Appears one or more question mark (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| › | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ₱ | long press on $ | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| £ | Supported | Supported | Appear as # in fresh message Appears one or more question marks (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ¢ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| € | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| ¥ | Supported | Supported | Appear as Y in fresh message Appears one or more question marks (?) in reply |
Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| Ω | long press on π | Appear as O | Appear as O | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appear as O | Appears as one or more question marks (?) |
| Π | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
| μ | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | Supported | Supported | Appears as one or more question marks (?) | |
Emoji Support in Spok Mobile
Emoji Behavior in Spok Mobile 4.6.3 was deprecated as of Spok Mobile 4.6.5. For more information, see Emoji Support in Spok Mobile.