Unicode Text Guides

Practical guides to Unicode characters, compatibility and readable copy-and-paste text.

Plain text and styled Unicode compared with examples of how each may be read

Are Fancy Fonts Accessible?

Learn how styled Unicode can affect screen readers, search and readability — and how to use it without hiding important information.

Diagram showing plain text, Unicode styling and a missing-glyph box

Why Does Fancy Text Show as Squares?

Learn why Unicode characters sometimes turn into empty boxes and what you can do to make styled text display correctly.