# Special Chars Skill

> A skill testing special characters: quotes "test", apostrophes 'test', and symbols !@#$%

- Skill: `valence-works/special-chars-skill` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add valence-works/special-chars-skill`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/valence-works/special-chars-skill/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: valence-works (https://skillmd.com/u/valence-works)
- Updated: 2026-09-10
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/valence-works/special-chars-skill

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# Special Characters Skill

This skill tests handling of special characters in various contexts.

## Unicode Support

Testing unicode characters: 你好, привет, مرحبا, こんにちは

## Special Symbols

Testing various symbols and punctuation:
- Quotes: "double" and 'single'
- Mathematical: ∑, ∫, ∂, ∞, ≈, ≠
- Currency: $, €, £, ¥, ₹
- Arrows: →, ←, ↑, ↓, ⇒, ⇐
- Symbols: ©, ®, ™, ±, ×, ÷

## Markdown Edge Cases

Testing markdown special characters:
- Asterisks: * and **
- Underscores: _ and __
- Backticks: ` and ```
- Brackets: [link] and (url)
- Hash: # heading

## Code Blocks

```javascript
function test() {
    const str = "Testing special chars: <>&\"'";
    return str.replace(/[<>&"']/g, (c) => entities[c]);
}
```

## HTML Entities

Testing HTML entity handling: &lt;, &gt;, &amp;, &quot;, &#39;

This skill ensures proper handling of special characters throughout the parsing and rendering pipeline.