# Source: https://learn.adafruit.com/character-lcds/the-createchar-command.md

# Character LCDs

## The createChar Command

You may want to have special characters, for example in this temperature sensor, we created a 'degree' symbol (°)![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/000/948/medium800/lcds___displays_thermolcd_t.jpg?1396767351)

You can do that with the&nbsp; **createChar** &nbsp;command, and to help you out&nbsp;[we're going to point you to this really great website that does the hard work for you!](http://www.quinapalus.com/hd44780udg.html)- [Previous Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/character-lcds/python-circuitpython.md)

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