These codes are used to insert a special character into the target document. The character is special because either:
| Code | Action | Example |
| <LESSTHAN> <LT> |
Insert character < | <LT>XML<GT> will insert <XML> |
| <GREATERTHAN> <GT> |
Insert character > | <LT>XML<GT> will insert <XML> |
| <CHARACTER:decimal> <CHAR:decimal> |
Insert a character with the decimal value | <CHAR:169> will insert © |
| <CHARACTER:#hexa> <CHAR:#hexa> |
Insert a character with the hexa-decimal value | <CHAR:#A9> will insert © |