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Class InDesign #33: Special Characters and Glyphs Panel: Em Dash, Bullet, Symbol, and Quotation Marks

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InDesign tutorial: special characters, em dash, en dash, bullet, copyright symbol, typographic quotation marks, Glyphs panel. Episode 33 of the Complete Adobe InDesign Series.

Software: Adobe InDesign
Level: Beginner
Duration: ± 4 min
Series total: 6 h 7 min · 104 videos
Published: October 28, 2026

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Introduction

In this episode, we'll learn about special characters that make typography more organized, from en dash and em dash, bullet points, copyright symbols, up to the glyphs panel. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the Complete Adobe InDesign Series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Good typography uses the right characters. Long dashes, number ranges, and symbols have special characters different from regular hyphens. Create an A5 document and a text frame containing event information.

Step 1: Insert Special Character

Place the cursor between the start time and end time. Select Type, Insert Special Character, Hippens and Dashes, then NDC. NDC is used for ranges, such as 8 o'clock to 12 o'clock.

Step 2: Em Dash

MDC is longer and is used for insertions within a sentence. Place the cursor after the word 'free', then insert MDC using the shortcut Alt Shift Minus. Distinguish between the three: hyphen for repeated words, NDC for ranges, and MDC for insertions.

Step 3: Bullet and Symbol

Place the cursor at the beginning of the list line, then select Type, Insert Special Character, Symbols, Bullet Character. Insert a copyright symbol at the end of the document for copyright notes. The shortcut Alt 8 quickly inserts a bullet.

Step 4: Typographic Quote Marks

When typing quotation marks, InDesign automatically uses curved quotation marks if the Use Typographic Quotation Marks option is active in Preferences, Type. Curved quotation marks look cleaner than straight quotation marks.

Step 5: Glyphs Panel

For symbols not found in the menu, open Type, Glyphs. The Glyphs panel displays all characters in the font. Select a category, then double-click the star symbol to insert it at the cursor position.

Step 6: Check with Hidden Characters

Show hidden characters using Alt Ctrl I. Special characters like non-breaking spaces have different markers from regular spaces, making them easy to check before sending the document.

Done!

Done We've inserted NDC and MDC, bullets, copyright symbols, understood typographic quotation marks, used the Glyphs panel, and checked using hidden characters. In the next episode, we'll format large titles with tracking, capitalization, and baseline shift. Need a layout design for a magazine, book, brochure, product catalog, company profile, or annual report? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides layout and print design services, as well as opens InDesign courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to magazine and book projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, exercise files, and project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:39Step 1: Insert Special Character

0:55Step 2: Em Dash

1:15Step 3: Bullet and Symbol

1:32Step 4: Typographic Quote Marks

1:48Step 5: Glyphs Panel

2:04Step 6: Check with Hidden Characters

2:19Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:39Step 1: Insert Special Character

0:55Step 2: Em Dash

1:15Step 3: Bullet and Symbol

1:32Step 4: Typographic Quote Marks

1:48Step 5: Glyphs Panel

2:04Step 6: Check with Hidden Characters

2:19Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Insert Special Character

Step 2: Em Dash

Step 3: Bullet and Symbol

Step 4: Typographic Quote Marks

Step 5: Glyphs Panel

Step 6: Check with Hidden Characters

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Insert Special Character

Step 2: Em Dash

Step 3: Bullet and Symbol

Step 4: Typographic Quote Marks

Step 5: Glyphs Panel

Step 6: Check with Hidden Characters

Done!