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@@ -1177,8 +1177,10 @@ inherit from, a default value, and a small number of extra slots to use for
special purposes. A char-table can also specify a single value for
a whole character set.
+@cindex @samp{#^} read syntax
The printed representation of a char-table is like a vector
-except that there is an extra @samp{#^} at the beginning.
+except that there is an extra @samp{#^} at the beginning.@footnote{You
+may also encounter @samp{#^^}, used for ``sub-char-tables''.}
@xref{Char-Tables}, for special functions to operate on char-tables.
Uses of char-tables include: