<p>there are several special chars you can use, 
such as <br /> line breaks,<br />
trademark symbols &trade;,<br />
registered trademark symbols &reg;,<br />
copyright symbols &copy;,<br />
elipsis &hellip;,<br />
dashes, &ndash;, or string them together: &ndash;&ndash;&ndash;</p>

<ul>
    <li>use them <br /> in lists</li>
<ol>
    <li>trademark &trade;</li>
</ol>
</ul>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td>in tables</td>
        <td>column<br />2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>dash &ndash;</td>
        <td>elipsis&hellip;</td>
    </tr>
</table>

<pre>
  anywhere but nowiki: (TM), (R), \\
</pre>