# Small letter alpha

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 24, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575 "2003-07-24T10:10:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![GrafiX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@GrafiX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GrafiX)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/1 "2003-07-24T10:10:40Z")

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hello

i want to put in my flash static text the greek letter : small alpha

i tried with character map , copy paste , and flash displays a “?”

i knew that flash mx supports unicode , how come the letter is not displayed ?

anyone can help ?

please

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/2 "2003-07-24T10:35:12Z")

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These links may help you

[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/actionscript\_dictionary723.html](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/actionscript_dictionary723.html)

[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/url\_encoding.htm](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/url_encoding.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/3 "2003-07-24T18:03:24Z")

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read the allready, not helping

thank you anyway

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/4 "2003-07-27T14:28:02Z")

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no other ideas?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/5 "2003-07-27T14:30:00Z")

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Use one of the standard TTF fonts and see if you can do it. Also, find out what font you used from the character map to copy/paste and use that same font. it should undoubtedly work.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-letter-alpha/26575/6 "2003-08-22T09:50:44Z")

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it doesen’t work !