Just as NickR said. You need to put sex variable(noprint) before new variable. ods escapechar='^'; ods pdf file='temp.pdf'; proc report data=sashelp.class nowd ;       column sex age new name;       define sex/noprint;       define new / format=$30. ;       define name / display;       compute new/char ;             if sex = "M" then new='^S={font_face=wingdings} ²'; else new='^S={font_face=wingdings} ²²²²²²';       endcomp; run; ods pdf close; Ksharp ... View more