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Here\u2019s a lot of them (mostly the good ones) with an explanation of what they are and how to get them to show up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m guessing a lot of you know how to type in Japanese (hint: you don\u2019t need a Japanese keyboard), but did you know about all the \u201chidden\u201d special characters you can type out while you\u2019re in Japanese input mode? You aren\u2019t only limited to hiragana, katakana, romaji, and kanji. 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