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Unicode Title Glyphs On Windows
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How to make unicode glyphs work on windows

Why they don't work

Firefox renders it's title tags using it's own rendering engine, unfortunately, it stands alone in a sea of browsers that make use of the the default windows settings to render titles.

How to make them work

Supported fonts:

  • Deja Vu Sans
  • Segoe UI Symbol

The rest of the fonts offered don't support unicode to the extent required.

Browser settings

Chrome
Message Box
Internet Expolorer
Menu

Windows 7

  • Right click on your desktop and click 'personalize'
  • Click 'Advanced appearance settings'
  • Select the item specific to your browser
  • Set the font to a supported font
  • Click Apply
  • Restart browser
Last Author
Korvin
Last Edited
Feb 15 2012, 6:38 PM