Hi, Thanks, Willi, for the idea, but I cannot get it to work. My version of the script \starttext \definefontsynonym[Wingdings][Wingdings.ttf] \definesymbol[box][\getglyph{Wingdings}{\char113}] %\def\Check% % {{\tfa\symbol[box]}} \symbol[box] \stoptext gives the following error (I have Wingdings.ttf in my Windows/Fonts folder): !define font : forced type ttf of Wingdings not found !define font : font with name Wingdings is not found !define font : unknown font Wingdings, loading aborted ! Font \thedefinedfont=Wingdings.ttf at 12pt not loadable: metric data not found or bad. <to be read again> \relax \symbolicsizedfont ...cale \scaledfontsize \relax \thedefinedfont \getglyph #1#2->{\symbolicfont {#1} \doifnumberelse {#2}\char \donothing #2} \dodosymbol ...bol \csname \??ss :#1:#2\endcsname \relax }\relax \donormalsymbol ...bol \redosymbol \currentsymbol \fi \fi <to be read again> \stoptext l.8 \stoptext ?
The approach to using symbols could be done along the following line:
\definefontsynonym[Dingbats][uzdr] \definesymbol[box][\getglyph{Dingbats}{\char113}] \def\Check% {{\tfa\symbol[box]}}
-- Best Regards, Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky