Special or specials may refer to:

Policing

* Specials, Ulster Special Constabulary, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer

Literature

* ''Specials'' (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld * ''Specials'', the comic book heroes, see ''Rising Stars'' (comic)

Film and television

* Special (lighting), a stage light that is used for a single, specific purpose * ''Special'' (film), a 2006 scifi dramedy * ''The Specials'' (2000 film), a comedy film about a group of superheroes * ''The Specials'' (2019 film), a film by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano * Television special, television programming that temporarily replaces scheduled programming * ''Special'' (TV series), a 2019 Netflix Original TV series * ''Specials'' (TV series), a 1991 TV series about British Special Constables * ''The Specials'' (TV series), an internet documentary series about 5 friends with learning disabilities * "Special" (Lost), an episode of the television series ''Lost''

Music

* The Specials, a British 2 tone and ska revival band

Albums

* ''Special'' (Lizzo album) or the title song, 2022 * ''Special'' (Vesta Williams album) or the title song, 1991 * ''The Specials'' (album), by the Specials, 1979 * ''The Specials'' (Shania Twain video), 2001

Songs

* "Special" (song), by Garbage, 1998 * "Special", by 21 Savage from ''

Issa Album ''Issa Album'' is the debut studio album by rapper 21 Savage. It was released on July 7, 2017, through Slaughter Gang and distributed by Epic Records. The album features production from frequent collaborator Metro Boomin, alongside Southside, Pi' ...

'', 2017 * "Special", by the Game from '' The Documentary'', 2005 * "Special", by Gucci Mane from '' Delusions of Grandeur'', 2019 * "Special", by Janet Jackson from '' The Velvet Rope'', 1997 * "Special", by the Mekons from ''

I Love Mekons ''I Love Mekons'' (stylized ''I ♥ Mekons'' on the album cover; also referred to as ''I (Heart) Mekons'') is an album by the British-American punk rock band the Mekons, released in 1993 on the Quarterstick and Touch and Go labels. It is a con ...

'', 1993 * "Special", by Mew from ''

And the Glass Handed Kites ''And the Glass Handed Kites'' is the fourth studio album by Danish band Mew, released in the United Kingdom on 19 September 2005, and in the United States on 25 July 2006.Republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

'', 1993 * "Special", by Six60 from '' Six60'', 2015 * "Special", by Stephen Lynch from ''

A Little Bit Special A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes'' ...

'', 2000 * "Special", by Violent Femmes from '' The Blind Leading the Naked'', 1986 * "Special", by Vitamin C from '' More'', 2001

Computing

* Specials (Unicode block), Unicode codepoints used for special usage * An escape/extension mechanism in the Device independent file format (DVI)

Other uses

* A special price, a form of

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* A kit car or one-off home built vehicle * A euphemism for someone with a disability, especially an intellectual disability *

Adcox Special The Adcox Special was a two-seat open-cockpit biplane built by the students of the US Adcox Aviation Trade School in 1929, powered by a Kinner K-5 engine of 100 hp (75 kW). Although only one example was built, the design formed the basi ...

, a biplane built in Portland, Oregon in 1929 * The

SPECIAL System ''Fallout'' is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games—and later action role-playing games—created by Interplay Entertainment. The series is set during the 21st, 22nd and 23rd centuries, and its atompunk retrofuturistic sett ...

, the character creation system of the video game ''Fallout''