code: public static Chunk get(String e, Font font) {
          char s = getCorrespondingSymbol(e);
          if (s == (char)0) {
              try {
                  return new Chunk(String.valueOf((char)Integer.parseInt(e)), font);
              }
              catch(Exception exception) {
                  return new Chunk(e, font);
              }
          }
          Font symbol = new Font(Font.SYMBOL, font.getSize(), font.getStyle(), font.getColor());
          return new Chunk(String.valueOf(s), symbol);
      }
docs: Gets a chunk with a symbol character.
  @param e a symbol value (see Entities class: alfa is greek alfa,...)
  @param font the font if the symbol isn't found (otherwise Font.SYMBOL)
  @return a Chunk