# Special character "+" in flash datagrid

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-character-in-flash-datagrid/258612>\
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**Created:** [April 25, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-character-in-flash-datagrid/258612 "2008-04-25T17:44:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![keithrondinelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@keithrondinelli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keithrondinelli)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-character-in-flash-datagrid/258612/1 "2008-04-25T17:44:56Z")

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I have a Flash datagrid loading information from a MySql database via php. I’ve made sure that MySql is sending out UTF-8. I’ve made sure that PHP is also writing UTF-8. I want to display this text: “+0.75” in a Flash datagrid column. Unfortunately, its showing up as 0.75 and dropping the + no matter what I do. Any suggestions? Please help! Pulling my hair out.