#(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x03BE))
@end example
+as an articulation mark or within a @code{\markup} block,
where in this example @code{x03BE} is the hexadecimal code for the
Unicode U+03BE character, which has the Unicode name @qq{Greek Small
Letter Xi}. Any Unicode hexadecimal code may be substituted, and
if all special characters are entered in this format it is not
necessary to save the input file in UTF-8 format.
+Here are three ways of entering a UTF-8 code:
+
+@lilypond[quote,verbatim]
+\score {
+ \relative c'' {
+ c2^#(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x03EE))
+ c2_\markup { \tiny { #(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x03B1)) " to "
+ #(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x03C9)) } }
+ }
+}
+\markup { "Copyright 2008" #(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x00a9)) }
+@end lilypond
+
+To enter the copyright sign in the copyright notice use:
+
+@example
+\header @{
+ copyright = \markup @{ #(ly:export (ly:wide-char->utf-8 #x00a9)) "2008" @}
+@}
+@end example
+
@knownissues
The @code{ly:export} format may be used in text within @code{\mark} or