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-->"''The first challenge one confronts with ''Face/Off'' is the curious, I might even say ''misplaced'', "forward slash" in the title. Are "Face" and "Off" separate talents on the title's resumé?''"\\
-- Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese

There are many ways to name something, but if you're looking to add a bit of variety, why not throw some symbols into it in place of letters? This comes in two varieties. The first kind, extremely present in {{anime}} and the songs within it, is adding meaningless symbols into the title. These symbols can give the show its own identity, but since you can't exactly ''pronounce'' a symbol, they just end up being there for decoration. Hearts and stars are especially common, much like the marshmallows in a bowl of Lucky Charms. These usually end up being removed when the title is brought over to the West. One is tempted to count in tildes (~), which are ridiculously common in Japanese titles, but these actually serve a function--the same function that a dash or colon would serve in a Western title (and as such tildes are often simply changed to colons for the Western release).

The first variety, unless you're the sort that compulsively downloads character sets, may end up looking very, very strange when it pops up in a Web browser that doesn't fully support Unicode.

The second variety is common in the West. Instead of writing actual letters, replace them with numbers. Of course, this practice is just as common as part of "133t-speak" on the Internet, so the implications of it may vary, from looking cool to just looking silly. It can sometimes be used to make a political point, especially by using $ in place of S; examples of this are best left as an exer¢i$e for the reader.

May include a HeartSymbol. Apply this to speech, and you get SayItWithHearts. Letters2Numbers is a sister trope.
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!!Examples:

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[[folder: Series Titles with Symbols ]]

* ''[[LuckyStar Lucky]]☆[[LuckyStar Star]]''
* ''[[Main/{{Yotsubato}} Yotsuba&!]]''
** Only translations have an ampersand, though - and you can pronounce it.
* ''[[KujibikiUnbalance Kujibiki]]♥[[KujibikiUnbalance Unbalance]]''. The remake series does this to distinguish itself from the original. In fact, the Genshiken characters, when they refer to this series, actually pronounce the heart, calling it "Kujibiki Heart Unbalance".
* ''UG♥UltimateGirls''
* ''[[ExcelSaga Excel]]♥[[ExcelSaga Saga]]''
* ''[[FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash]] ☆ [[FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Star]]''
* ''[=~M*A*S*H~=]''.
* The dollar sign ($) in place of an S seems to be popular:
** ''The $treet''
** The 1970s series ''Vega$''
** The 1990s series ''Arli$$''
** There actually was a movie titled just ''$''.
** The multi-national GameShow ''[[SaleOfTheCentury $ale of the Century]]'' did this everywhere except the United Kingdom after Reg Grundy acquired the format. The original {{NBC}} daytime series, with Jack Kelly and later Joe Garagiola, rendered its title ''$ale of the ¢entury''.
** And then there's ''[[RichieRich Ri¢hie Ri¢h]]''.
** The Marty Feldman vehicle ''In God We Tru$t''
** ''How to Beat the High Co$t of Living''
** ''TheSimpsons'' episode "$pringfield"
** ''[[CashCab Ca$h Cab]]''. Though only in the American version.
** ''$crooge McDuck'' comics.
** StanFreberg's "Green Chri$tma$." ("Christmas has two S's in it, and they're both dollar signs!")
* ''MetalGear Ac!d''. The sequel was ''MetalGear Ac!d[[superscript:2]]''.
* The movie "I ♥ Huckabees", where the ♥ is pronounced "heart".
* Commercials for the TV show "Dirt" render the title as D!rt
* ''[●REC]''
* ''PenguinMusume''♥''Heart''
* ''[[KatamariDamacy We]] ♥ [[KatamariDamacy Katamari]]'', in which the heart is pronounced "love".
** Not to mention that the game includes a song titled "DISCO ☆ PRINCE"
* ''[[XXXHolic ×××HOLiC]]'' The 'xxx' is silent, being replaced by whatever addiction the current episode is about. Whether you pronounce it correctly as "Holic" or more clearly as "Triple X-holic" is your choice.
* ''HunterXHunter'' (as in ''xxxHolic'', the X is silent; it's just "Hunter Hunter".)
* ''[[DotHack .hack//]]'', which is pronounced "dot-hack," just like "dot-com" which is what the title is supposed to be invoking. The title logo on the majority of .hack media has the "dot" as a 6 sided shape with the word "DOT" clearly written in it in roman letters (in both English and Japanese logos) makes it clear what the intended pronunciation is. The party in the first set of games being called "The Dot Hackers" by other characters in the meta-series reinforces it.
* ''[[HalfLife H]]λ[[HalfLife lf-Life]]'' The symbol is a "lambda" which is the scientific symbol for a substance's [[JustForPun half-life]]. Which means it should correctly be pronounced "hhalf-lifealf-life". Pronouncing the original Greek letter would yield "Hllf-life." Once again, RuleOfCool trumps the rules of spelling.
* ''φnal Approach'' (''FinalApproach'' - the Greek letter is a phi)
* ''[[KoihimeMusou Koihime]]''†''[[KoihimeMusou Musou]]''
* ''Blue Dragon RalΩGrad''
* {{Transformers}} is an odd case. In some cases it is spelled Trans * Formers, where the * is either faction's symbol. Then there was the Japanese-only ''[[TransformersHeadmasters Headmasters]]'', whose full title is ''Transformers: The★Headmasters'' (or, rather, ''トランスフォーマー ザ★ヘッドマスターズ'')
* ''GunXSword'' (as in xxxHolic, the X is silent; it's just "Gun Sword".)
* ''[[LovelyComplex Lovely]]''★''[[LovelyComplex Complex]]'', which is the full name of the official title, ''Love''★''Com''.
* ''[[UtaKata Uta]]''∽''[[UtaKata Kata]]''
* ''[[CandyBoy Candy]]''☆''[[CandyBoy Boy]]''
* ''[=~Rosario+Vampire~=]'', where the "+" is actually the word "and".
** Except it isn't, because the title is "RosarioToVampire".
***Except it is, because "to" is the Japanese word for "and".
* ''∀ Gundam'', usually pronounced "TurnAGundam". The ''∀ '' is a mathematical symbol meaning "For all" (in the sense of "The following applies to every member in the set").
* The "A"s in "[[StargateVerse Stargate]]" are always rendered in the show's titles as the Ancient symbol "At" (A symbol resembling the Greek letter Λ crowned by a small circle).
** Until the first one changes back to a plain ol' A.
* ''GR''ΣΣ''K''. Yes, Sigmas rather than Epsilons. No one said frats were smart.
** GRSSK?
** The really annoying thing is, "Grεεk" would [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign look just as foreign]], as well as being ''right''...
* The Anime/Manga ''{{S-cry-ed}}'' is a good example. There does not seem to be any reason why the dashes are there, ThisTroper's not even sure if they're there in the original Japanese. This leads to most Americans pronouncing it "ess(pause)cry(pause)ed" However, the Japanese announcer voice in the anime simply calls it "''Scryedu''"
* ''[[MariaHolic Maria]]''†''[[MariaHolic Holic]]''
* Parodied by ''[[MagicalPokaan Renkin 3-kyuu Magical?Pokaan]]'', where the question mark is supposed to be a symbol that failed to render properly.
* ''[[KamenRiderAgito Kamen Rider]] Agit''Ω The Omega is pronounced like an "O".
* ''PrincessPrincess +'' which is pronounced as "Princess Princess Plus".
* ''[[FateStayNight Fate/stay Night]]''
* ''OnePiece'' has a skull and crossbones in the O, a silhouette of Luffy in place of the I, and an anchor for the last E. An early volume's Q&A segment features a Japanese reader referring to the series as "NE PECE," which the author said was very common at the time.
* ''[[ChaosHead Chaos;Head]]'' -- the first a also sports umlauts in the series logo.
* The Japanese version of WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire? is titled "Quiz $ Millionaire" (クイズ$ミリオネア)
* ''OjamajoDoremi''# (generally pronounced "Ojamajo Doremi Sharp")
* A new level in Lucky Charms Title has been reached by ''HidamariSketch''. Its [[OddlyNamedSequel third season]] is titled ''Hidamari Sketch x☆☆☆'', pronounced "Hoshimittsu" or "Three Stars".
* ''[[PlusAnima +Anima]]'' is actually pronounced Plus-Anima.
* Black☆Star from ''SoulEater'' always has his name like that, and the title of the show has Soul's logo between "Soul" and "Eater."

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[[folder: Music ]]

* 80s J-pop band TOM☆CAT
* The OP and ED songs for the ''ShinigamiNoBallad'' anime were provided by a singer called K○Y.
* Hello! Project examples:
** Athena & Robbikerottsu: Honkimekimeki♡Tokimekimeki, Yuugure☆Sherbert.
** Buono!: Renai♥Rider, Muteki no ∞ Power.
** Berryz Koubou: Sakura→Nyuugakushiki.
** ℃-ute: Tsuugaku Vector ☂, ★Akogare My STAR★, Suiiitsu→→→Live.
** Country: Onna no Ko no Torishirabe Time♥.
** GAM: Icha♡Icha Summer.
** Heike Michiyo: L♡M→Baby, Star★Man.
** [[KirarinRevolution Kirarin]]☆[[KirarinRevolution Revolution]]: Happy☆Happy Sunday, Happy☆彡, Hatten×Joy, Love da yo☆Darling, Koi☆ka na, group Kira☆Pika, Kirarin☆Land, ☆☆☆.
** Matsuura Aya: ♡Momoiro Kataomoi♡, Zettai Tokeru Mondai X = ♡, ○○ -Joshikousei no Shuchou-, ×3
** Minimoni: Gyutto Dakishimete .
** Morning Musume: The☆Peace!, Yuki / Ai x Anata ≥ Suki, Hare Ame Nochi Suki♡, Tomodachi(♀)ga Ki ni Haitteiru Otoko kara no Dengon, "Suki da yo...", "Suggoi Nakama", "Sugoku Suki na no ni.. ne".
** Odoru♡11, Happy♡7.
** Satoda Mai to Fujioka Fujimaki: Ojisamatte Daisuki!♪
** SI☆NA.
** S/mile♡ge.
** Viyuden: Issai Gassai Anata ni∮A•ge•ru♪, Koisuru♡Angel♡Heart.
** Producer Tsunku's name is written as つんく♂.
** HelloProject also like using the 〜 symbol. These songs include:
*** Abe NatsumI: Too Far Away ~Onna no Kokoro~, 25 ~Vint-sinq~.
*** Berryz Koubou: Yume wo Hitotsubu ~Berryz Kamen Ending Theme~, Happiness ~Koufuku Kangei!~, Joshi Basket-bu ~Asaren Atta Hi no Kamigata~, Nicchoku ~Geinoujin no Kaiwa~.
*** Buono!: Shoushitsuten ~Vanishing Point~.
*** Country Musume: Iroppoi Onna ~Sexy Baby~, Senpai ~LOVE AGAIN~.
*** Ecomoni: HELP!! ~Ecomoni. no Acchii Chikyuu wo Samasundaa.~
*** GAM: Junketsu ~Only~.
*** Goto Maki: ALL MY LOVE ~22seki~.
*** Iida Kaori: pretty much half of her discography,
*** Maeda Yuki: Gwenchana ~Daijoubu~.
*** Matsuura Aya: From That Sky ~Kaedama wa Katamen de~, YOUR SONG ~Seishun Sensei~, Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! DEAR MY FRIENDS~,
*** Melon Kinenbi: THE Nimaime ~ON MY WAY~
*** Minimoni: Rock n' Roll Kenchoushozaichi ~Oboechaina Series!~.
*** Morning Musume: Sotsugyou Ryokou ~Morning Musume Tabidatsu Hito ni Okuru Uta~, SEXY BOY ~Soyokaze ni Yorisotte~, Say Yeah! ~Motto Miracle Night~, Mr. Moonlight ~Ai no Big Band~, HELLO TO YOU ~Hello! Project 10nen Kinen Theme~, HOW DO YOU LIEK JAPAN ~Nihon wa Donna Kanji Dekka?~, Chokkan ~Toki to shite Koi wa~, Chokkan 2 ~Nogishita Sakana wa Ookii zo!~, Roman ~MY DEAR BOY~, Samui kara Fuyu da mon! ~Doumoukoumonaissu yo, Mikitty~, Kotatsu no Uta ~jyuken story~, Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~, Megami ~Mousse na Yasashisa~, Yuujou ~Kokoro no Busu ni wa Naranee!~, Ai no Sono ~Touch My Heart!.
*** Nakazawa Yuko: Shinki Itten ~CHANING THE MIND~.
*** Ongaku Gatas: DREAMIN' ~Gatas Brillhantes H.P. no Ouenka~.
*** ROMANS: SEXY NIGHT ~Wasurarenai Kare~.
*** Shekidol: Ai wa Muteki ~Hatachi no Yoru no Chikai~.
*** T&C BOMBER: ENDLESS LOVE ~I Love You More~, Matayacchata ~Shibuya de ALL no Hi~.
*** W: Dakishimete ~Nikki Tsuki~, 18 ~My Happy Birthday Comes~.
*** Viyuden: Bi ~Hit Parade~, Ai ~Suite Room~, Aijou ~Aki no Sora to Watashi no Kokoro~.
* The band ¡Forward, Russia!. Even stranger is the other way of writing their name, ¡FФЯWДЯD, RUSSIД!, which might be transliterated as "¡FFYAWDYAD, RUSSID!"
* ''FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' OP -- "Makasete★Splash☆Star★"
** The ending theme for ''[[YesPrecure5 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go!]]'' has some ☆s in its ''lyrics,'' as Karen and Kurumi are so kindly demonstrating for us up at the top.
** In ''FreshPrettyCure'', the lyrics for the second ending have some (^^)s thrown in, as does a song from the first Vocal Album.
* ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'', Rena's ImageSong, "Egao Happy Peace♪"
** Same with [[{{Bleach}} Inoue Orihime's]] ImageSong, "La La La♪".
** Higurashi also gives us "Sukisuki ∞ Nii Nii" for Satoko.
** ''WhenTheyCry'' in general, some of the letters in the title are red.
* ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' and ''{{Mai-Otome}}'' have this in spades. Both series' first opening theme has a star in it ("Shining☆Days" and "Dream☆Wing", respectively), and these titles are shared by the final episodes. In fact, the working title for ''Mai-Otome'' (''舞-乙[=HiME=]'') was ''舞☆[=MAiD=]''.
** The title ''舞-乙[=HiME=]'' counts too, since 乙[=HiME=] is meant to be pronounced "otome," which would normally be spelled 乙女.
* The opening theme for ''TokyoMewMew'' has the ☆ as part of its kanji lyrics.
** As does the ending theme of ''YesPrecure5 [=GoGo=].''
* The opening theme for ''LuckyStar'' has a ♥ in it.
* [[{{One Piece}} Usopp's]] first ImageSong is titled "Usopp☆Drop".
* One song by J-pop group Plus-Tech Squeeze Box is simply titled "☆".
* There's a Thelma Aoyama B-side called I☆You - pronounced in the lyrics as "I Star You".
* One of this troper's favorite Porno Graffitti songs is entitled World☆Saturday Graffitti. The album version is World☆Saturday Graffitti (★★★).
* The ''DanceDanceRevolution'' series has one song whose instrumental version is called "Candy☆", and whose vocal version is titled "Candy♥".
** Konami has a lot of fun with this elsewhere in the ''Bemani'' series: "Happy☆Angel", "Sweet Sweet ♥ Magic", "Love ♥ Shine", "Love Sugar→♥", "Stars★★★"... Need I mention "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUmXBFI1tdQ Magic Door (Theme of SPACE(Saturn)MACO]]"?
*** It's ''♥ Love[[superscript:2]] Sugar → ♥'', actually.
** BeForU has a song titled ''Peace (^^)v''
** Also, the artist Ryutaro Nakahara goes by Ryu☆
* Gravure idol Yuka Kosaka's debut mini-album is titled Ero♥Puri★Trance ~Yuka-chin Mahou wo Kakechauzo~.
* The second opening to ''HayateTheCombatButler'' is called Shichiten Hakki ☆ Shijōshugi!
** And it has a (O_O;) in its kanji lyrics!
* The band !!! (pronounced "chk chk chk"). Yes, that's the whole band name.
* Groove☆Master, Sumomo's ImageSong from ''{{Chobits}}'' (ft. Shinbo).
* And BassHunter has an album titled ''LOL <(^^,)>''
* French house group Justice has an album titled ''†''. (It's pronounced "cross".)
* The group Hear'Say. Another reason to hate these talent competition reality shows...
* LedZeppelin's fourth album. The cover has no title, and the label has four symbols where the title would be, one representing each band member. Since no one can actually pronounce or write those symbols (apart from Jimmy Page's which resembles "Zoso"), it's mostly called ''Led Zeppelin IV''.
* One of German industrial band KMFDM's albums has a title consisting of a burst, a skull-and-crossbones, a bomb, a spiral, and a banging fist. It's universally called ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_(album) Symbols]]''.
*The Icelandic post-rock group ''Sigur Rós'' has an album entitled ''( )'', usually referred to as "The Bracket Album." (Despite the fact that they are actually parentheses, not brackets.)
* American indie-rockers stellastarr*
* Sunn O))) -- they named themselves after the logo of their preferred brand of amps. (On the logo the O))) looks more like a circle with soundwaves coming from it.)
* missmishi at 208.27.111.121 wonders how have we gone on this long without mentioning N*SYNC.
** Or AC/DC?
**→↑→ or "Tich Tich Tich" were an Australian Underground group of the late 1970s that used this.
** Maybe it should be in Names with Symbols below. And next time, just say ThisTroper.
*** Also, fixed. "I wonder" does not a question make.
* Prince's album and film ''Sign '☮' the Times''.
** And his [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_logo.svg old name.]]
* Ministry's ''ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ'', also known as "Psalm 69."
* In ''PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'', Minako has song (both in and out of universe) called Kiss[[superscript:2]] Bang [[superscript:2]]. Much like the lyrics state it's meant to be pronounced "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
* The OP single for ''{{Kanamemo}}'' has a second song titled Wake Me Up (^_-)b!
* BobDylan's song "Love - 0 / No Limit". The title is meant to be expressed as a mathematical problem, pronounced "Love minus zero divided by no limit". The quotient, according to Dylan, is "absolutely unlimited love".
*Irish girl group B*Witched.
*Japanese speedcore duo DJ Sharpnel's albums ''UG☆Psyclone'' and ''Running★★★All Night!!''
** The latter album also features a ''LuckyStar'' remix titled ''LITTLE GOD CH@NNEL''.
* Hero/Heroine by Boys Like Girls.
* Citizen/Soldier by 3 Doors Down (although, being about the U.S. National Guard, it ''is'' appropriate).
* Japanese pop/rock band High and Mighty Color entitled their debut album G∞VER. After some confusion as to how to translate that (Pandora typed it out as "Goover" at one point,) TheOtherWiki stepped in and stated that it's supposed to be "Go Over." Songs on the album include the title track (G∞VER) and RUN☆RUN☆RUN.

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[[folder: Numbers In Place of Letters ]]

* The video Game ''Driv3r''.
* ''{{Se7en}}'', which arguably brought the whole 133t-speek numbers/letters deal into the mainstream. Damn it.
** OlderThanTheyThink: Austin [[MarketBasedTitle division's]] version of the Mini was originally called "Austin Se7en"
*** An early internal name for the successor to Windows Vista was Windows Se7en. In a rare moment of intelligence, Microsoft simplified it to simply Windows 7 by the time the official announcement came around.
* ''{{NUMB3RS}}''
* The film ''[=Murd3r 8y Num8ers=]''.
* ''[=Thir13en=] Ghosts'', the modern remake of William Castle's ''Thirteen Ghosts''.
* ''[=S1m0ne=]'', which actually makes sense, as the titular computer-generated IdolSinger's name is derived from the phrase "Simulation One".
*''L4yer C4ke''
*The boyband 5ive.
**The Jackson 5ive sometimes used this one first.
* The Avril Lavigne song ''Sk8er Boi''.
* Many Prince songs. (''I Would Die 4 U'', ''When 2 R in Love'', etc.)
* Roman numeral example: ''Menace Ⅱ Society''.
* Does the punny acronym title of ''MenInBlack'''s sequel, MIIB, count?
* ''Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem''
* ''[[LuckyNumberSlevin Lucky Number S7evin]]'', although to convey this properly I'd have to find a way to flip the 7 upside-down. And, yes, it's upside down because it's standing in for an "L".
* Thr3e
* Quoth TomLehrer: "I am reminded at this point of a fellow I used to know who's name was Henry, only to give you an idea of what an individualist he was he spelled it [=HEN3RY=]. The 3 was silent, you see."
* ''Left4Dead''
** In TheStinger of [[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee's review of the above]], he derides this trope with "There's a special circle of hell 4 people who replace words with numbers"
* ''[[{{Tron}} TR2N]]''
* The recently announced ''[[{{Thief}} Thi4f]]''
** Shortly after the announcment of the above, John Walker of ''Rock Paper Shotgun'' spoofed this on [[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/05/12/4idos-gam4-nam4s-rev4al4d/ these photoshop jobs]].
* All sen10r classes of 2010. You know who you are.
* ''Bandslam'', which featured Sa7m.
* ''[=SURV1V3=]'' by Jonathan Underdown, one of the soundtracks from ''GranTurismo 5 Prologue'' (though this [[SailorEnlil troper]] is uncertain if it's officially spelled that way as he's only seen such usage in the internet and has not yet come across the track on any official OST/album)
* The Architecture In Helsinki song ''It'5!'', pronounced "it's five".

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[[folder: Names with Symbols ]]

* ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney: Trials & Tribulations'' features the PhantomThief Mask☆[=DeMasque=]. The fandom has recently come to a consensus that the star is "pronounced" by pausing and making a "jazz hands" gesture. Interestingly, the ☆ was ''added'' in the American release; the Japanese name of the character was "Kamen Mask", "Kamen" being Japanese for "Mask".
** ''Apollo Justice: AceAttorney'' has the following exchange:
--->'''Trucy''': When I sign my name, I always put in a little diamond! "Trucy ♦ Wright" See? Cute, don'tcha think?
--->'''Apollo''': It's a little confusing. Won't people think your middle name is diamond?
--->'''Trucy''': Hey! You could write your name like "Apollo = Justice"!
--->'''Apollo''': I do like justice, but that's taking it a bit far.
* ''ExcelSaga'''s opening theme tune is sung by the Excel♥Girls, played by the seiyuu duo of Yumiko Kobayashi and Mikako Takahashi.
* The singer P!nk.
* The star spirit Geno in ''SuperMarioRPG: Legend of the Seven Stars''. When asked for his name answers "♥♪!?" but tells you to call it Geno after the doll it is possessing.
* Black☆Star in ''SoulEater'', another one with the star being part of their name.
* The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (now The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known as Prince).
** I thought he was now Prince The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince?
* B*Witched.
* In ''SnowCrash'', the hacker named Da5id.
* In ''TheDemolishedMan'' by AlfredBester, several characters spell their names with symbols. Examples: Dr. Wyg& (pronounced Wygand), @kins.
* The seminal CyberPunk novel ''{{Neuromancer}}'' gave us Lady 3Jane, a clone daughter of the founding fathers of the artificial satellite that the story takes place on.
* Author Jennifer 8. Lee. Yes, her middle name is the numeral 8, with a period after.
* Black★Rock Shooter, a fanmade {{Vocaloid}} character spun off from Hatsune Miku's song of the same name.
* KoЯn

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[[folder: Other ]]

* $cientology, used as a slight against said institution.
* Likewise, the slur Micro$oft.
** Although this troper has seen an alternative explanation of the abbreviation M$, alluding to the fact that Microsoft's first product was a Basic interpreter.
** The abbreviated form M$ft may have been suggested instead by the occasional Windows system error messages that begin "$Mft is corrupt..." (these actually refer to a Master File Table).
** More recently, Appl€ has appeared as a slight against the company that makes [=iPods=].
** Also NA$CAR.
** And $tarbuck$
** Di$ney
** 4Kid$
** The Objectivist student organization at this troper's college sometimes places a $ inside the capital O in their group's name on posters.
* When ''Advanced DungeonsAndDragons'' was the monster that all the small role-playing game companies contended with, it was common to refer to the company that owned it as T$R.
** And then there's the latest DnD edition, known as "$e". This was originally a typo, but has since reached a full-blown [[MemeticMutation meme]].
** See also Game$ Work$hop
* The now-defunct British satellite channel L!ve TV.
* The red "Na" in ''{{Higurashi}} No [[color:red:Na]]ku Koro Ni'' is officially part of the title.
**The official dub calls it ''When They [[color:red:C]]ry''.
** ''Higurashi Day[[color:red:b]]reak'' by Tasogare Frontier: The b is officially off-color, although the color depends on the material - if the rest of the text is white, the b is normally black, but if the rest of the text is black, the b is red. Spelled in Japanese, the "bu" (ブ) is treated the same way.
* The novel ''Vampire$'' by JohnSteakley. The film adaptation, ''John Carpenter's Vampires'', eliminates the dollar sign and therefore misses the entire point.
** Sadly, [[http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-John-Steakley/dp/B002HRELFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251740587&sr=8-1 recent editions]] of the book itself have followed suit, dropping the $ to tie in better with the movie, even thought he company the book is named after is still unchanged. Very sad.
* The revisions to ''[[GuiltyGear Guilty Gear XX]]'' generally had strange names: "Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload" (pronounced "Sharp Reload"), "Guilty Gear XX/" ("Slash") and "Guilty Gear XX Λ Core" ("Accent Core"). Even the "XX" part of the title is actually pronounced "Igzex".
* Sony's ''U R Not [[color:red:e]]'' ads for the Playstation.
*Parodied in ''{{The Middleman}}'' with the super-addictive !!!!. Yes the drink is called !!!!. It is pronounced by stamping your foot and doing jazz hands.
*There's a ''{{Lost}}'' episode called "?" This refers to something specific in the plot, but was also so named in tribute to the episode's intended director, Darren Aronofsky, who directed the movie ''π'' (that's ''{{Pi}}'', of course). Aronofsky had to bow out of the episode, but the title remained.
* The computer programming languages C++ ([[http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/bs_faq.html#name pronounced "see plus plus"]]; "++" means "increment by 1" in it[[hottip:*:on numeric primitives; due to operator overloading you can never be sure what it will do on any custom type]] and its predecessor C, so C++ means "C incremented"[[hottip:*:or, for extra pedantry, return the value of C and then increment it - perhaps a subtle nod at its fairly large degree of backwards compatibility?]]) and C# ("see sharp", despite actually using a pound sign, which is subtly different from a musical sharp symbol, which has led to its nickname "D flat", or Db)
** Well, "see octothorpe" doesn't roll off the tongue.
* TETЯIS, of course.
*And Toys 'Я' Us
* The Famous, (and often parodied) I ♥ NY T-shirts
** Leading to the infamous I ✈ NY shirt
*** And plenty of other X ♥ Y merchandise as well. Sometimes parodied with other playing card suits, as in I ♠ My Cat or I ♣ Baby Seals.
* [[color:blue:House]] [[HouseOfLeaves of Leaves]].
* While presumably pronounced "slant," the science fiction novel / is somewhat disorientingly titled, particularly since it's uncertain that ''is'' the title unless you look at the copyright page (which for clarity's sake describes the situation rather than simply putting a / on the page.)
* The Bittorrent client "μTorrent", which we're supposed to pronounce "uTorrent". Geek options: muTorrent for the linguistics geek; microTorrent for the science geek.
* The Swedish feminist party (which didn't ''quite'' take off in the 2006 elections, and now hasn't been heard from in a while) chose "F!" for their symbol. Only they wrote the exclamation mark upside down. It was, of course, impossible to stop the party's detractors from reading it as "Fi", which is the traditional Swedish military abbreviation for "enemy" ("fiende" in Swedish).

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