# Characters not accepted by Flash's textfields

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-accepted-by-flashs-textfields/212227>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-accepted-by-flashs-textfields/212227 "2007-01-09T14:21:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/characters-not-accepted-by-flashs-textfields/212227/1 "2007-01-09T14:21:17Z")

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Hi -

Im trying to make a list of characters that will not render correctly in the Flash 8 player (dynamic text box as HTML) - Ive gone through this list

[http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn\_14143](http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14143)

and have so far found information on the following characters.

& (needs to be replaced with %26)  
\< (will not render even with URL encoding)  
\> (will not render even with URL encoding)

if anyone has another resource on the subject to further investigate i would appreciate the lead.

Thanks!