@node Symbol Read Syntax
@subsubsection Extended Read Syntax for Symbols
+@cindex r7rs-symbols
+
The read syntax for a symbol is a sequence of letters, digits, and
@dfn{extended alphabetic characters}, beginning with a character that
cannot begin a number. In addition, the special cases of @code{+},
|\| is a vertical bar|
@end example
+Note that there's also an @code{r7rs-symbols} print option
+(@pxref{Scheme Write}). To enable the use of this notation, evaluate
+one or both of the following expressions:
+
+@example
+(read-enable 'r7rs-symbols)
+(print-enable 'r7rs-symbols)
+@end example
+
+
@node Symbol Uninterned
@subsubsection Uninterned Symbols