Private Character Editor included in Windows 7 allows you to create your own, non-standard symbols and assign them a code under which they occur.

Simply specify the code of the symbol ...

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... And then create a symbol using the pop-up panel.

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Note: The darkening fields is done by executing its left mouse button, discoloration, right-click the field.