tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post7956197605270281167..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Unicode Makes HTML Side With PiratesRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-53099950983689256882012-01-10T02:07:06.855-05:002012-01-10T02:07:06.855-05:00...checked out Wayne's link - one needs a font......checked out Wayne's link - one needs a font resident on one's computer that supports the Unicode character. Apparently, the more common fonts out of the hundred or so fonts I've got, don't.<br /><br />BSRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-4210328762703191512012-01-09T01:10:20.561-05:002012-01-09T01:10:20.561-05:00Got unicode (UTF-8) - still just a little empty sq...Got unicode (UTF-8) - still just a little empty square box. Oh well.<br /><br />BSRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20797671844775692292012-01-08T21:15:24.910-05:002012-01-08T21:15:24.910-05:00BSR: it is probably browser/OS dependent. May be ...BSR: it is probably browser/OS dependent. May be a "character encoding" setting in your browser, too. (Firefox setting is at View -> Character Encoding -> Unicode).Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83013463035167058712012-01-08T21:04:56.187-05:002012-01-08T21:04:56.187-05:00... all I'm seeing is a little empty square bo...... all I'm seeing is a little empty square box.<br /><br />Do I need to enable/disable some special feature?<br /><br />BSRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-41415533983357913232012-01-08T20:39:53.741-05:002012-01-08T20:39:53.741-05:00List of miscellaneous Unicode symbols (including t...List of miscellaneous Unicode symbols (including the SKULL AND CROSSBONES): http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/miscellaneous_symbols.html<br /><br />This site is amazing if you need to find odd symbols for the odd website. :)Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89525391257366561342012-01-08T12:56:09.121-05:002012-01-08T12:56:09.121-05:00Also useful, in Windows you can hold the Alt key a...Also useful, in Windows you can hold the Alt key and type the character's <a href="http://alt-codes.org/" rel="nofollow">altcode number</a> to insert it in any (or most) programs. This doesn't include all unicode characters, but there are a lot of useful ones (e.g., ¶ = Alt+0182, § = Alt+0167).<br /><br />In Ubuntu linux, holding Ctrl and Shift and typing u + the unicode hex number will do the same thing (Ctrl+Shift + u00b6 = ¶, Ctrl+Shift + u00a7 = §).<br /><br />And, of course, Ctrl+Shift + u2620 = ☠.Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-5419030621679929462012-01-08T10:19:48.855-05:002012-01-08T10:19:48.855-05:00Thats awesomrThats awesomrRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30214455400160555992012-01-08T09:54:12.078-05:002012-01-08T09:54:12.078-05:00Persnicketally speaking, Unicode has skull and cro...Persnicketally speaking, <a href="http://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/2620/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Unicode has skull and crossbones</a>; HTML uses Unicode.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-32707665388684439072012-01-08T09:52:11.682-05:002012-01-08T09:52:11.682-05:00The Internet is all about the booty.The Internet is all about the booty.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382683082580500698noreply@blogger.com