I'm a beginner trying to use LaTeX. I tried to write a sentence which includes the %-symbol using \text{}, but the function that the %-symbol has in LaTeX seems to block me from using it in a normal text sentence.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\text{I can't use the %-symbol}
\end{document}
\%
(backslash percent) to get a percent sign.\text{}
. You are already in the text mode.\text
.