Windows 10: Why some text Unicode Character display as square box?

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  1. BLUE TWISTY
    Blue Twisty Win User

    Why some text Unicode Character display as square box?


    when i type some text like "" in windows 10, it display as square box while android does not, why?

    :)
     
    Blue Twisty, Jan 29, 2021
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  2. BOBSCRIBE
    Bobscribe Win User

    Windows 10 unicode characters displaying squares

    These steps did not solve my problem. Other Windows operating systems show characters by default, yet Windows 10 shows squares. I adjusted the settings and tried the clean boot and neither solved the issue. I still saw squarafter the clean boot and after
    the normal boot.
     
    Bobscribe, Jan 29, 2021
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  3. MASTASEV
    Mastasev Win User
    Windows 10 unicode characters displaying squares

    I have added language packs but I still see Հայեր for unicode characters. (8.1 upgrade to 10)
     
    Mastasev, Jan 29, 2021
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  4. MARGRAVE55
    margrave55 Win User

    Why some text Unicode Character display as square box?

    Type a Unicode Character

    You can convert numbers from decimal to hex to octal to binary. But those are the numbers used as Unicode code points. They're the "serial numbers" for characters.

    But the alt codes are a different. They're not related to the Unicode code points. There is no numerical conversion from Unicode codes to alt codes.

    Alt codes predate Unicode by a decade or so. Alt codes are just arbitrary numbers that Microsoft assigned. So you have to look up the key codes. Do a google search to find a complete list.
     
    margrave55, Jan 29, 2021
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