data types help?

Which data type do I need to assign to my field to let users enter characters such as +=-_|\ etc...pretty much every single character from a standard keyboard...
thanksAny of the CHAR() related types, such as CHAR(), VARCHAR(), NCHAR(), NVARCHAR(), or TEXT should do nicely.

-PatP|||I have varchar now (on a web site with sql server as a database) but only save the letter and number for this example ab+ not the plus...

But I do have function, that I will probably have to customize,that is causing it only to save letters and numbers,

Thanks for your help once again