Nemeth circle shape

[Soo Ja Kim]

Hi,

Could you let me know what the shape indicators are for open and closed (filled-in) circles, and where I can find them?

Open circle : 1246, 13

Closed circle : 1246, 46, and 13

Are those correct?

Thank you for your help.

• This topic was modified 1 day, 21 hours ago by Soo Ja Kim.

[Lindy Walton]

Nemeth rules about basic shapes are in Rule 17.1.

The circle shape symbol in Nemeth is 1246, 14 which is illustrated in Example 17-2. (1246 is the shape indicator and 14 is the letter c for circle)

When a shape is filled in or shaded, an indicator is placed right after the (1246) shape symbol:

The filled-in indicator is 456
The shaded indicator is 46

A filled-in ellipse and a shaded ellipse are illustrated in Examples 17-9 and 17-10. For a circle, the letter c (14) will be used instead of the letter e (15) for ellipse.

Whether a shape is shaded or filled in is a judgment call on your part. The two indicators allow for three different representations of a shape. In other words, "filled in" could be a color, "shaded" could be polka dots. If you feel your reader needs to know what the different circles look like in print, a transcriber's note can explain.

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