Unicode character not displayed correctly

Carl Johnson

Hi,

I cannot get Notepad++ to display the character ⋆ (U+22C6). It is stored correctly, as I can copy it from Notepad++ to, e.g., WordPad or the Windows Run dialog, which display it correctly. WordPad shows that the Font used is Segoe UI Symbol, and the Windows character map tool confirms that the character is available. If I choose “Global Styles – Global override – Segoe UI Symbol” in Notepad++, the character is not displayed correctly but as an empty box. I tried a few fonts, but they all just show an empty box.

Does Notepad++ show the character for you? Do I have to change some other setting/…?

Notepad++ v8.7.5   (64-bit)
Build time : Dec 21 2024 - 05:13:03
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : ON
Placeholders : OFF
DirectWrite : OFF
Multi-instance Mode : monoInst
File Status Auto-Detection : cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 22H2
OS Build : 19045.5247
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins : 
    MarkdownViewerPlusPlus (0.8.2)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.6)
    NppExport (0.4)

Alan Kilborn

@Carl-Johnson said in Unicode character not displayed correctly:

DirectWrite : OFF

I see this in your settings; turn it ON.

Carl Johnson

@Alan-Kilborn That was it. Thank you!