# Special Characters in AS

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-in-as/42242>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 6, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-in-as/42242 "2004-02-06T19:50:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dcoltonbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dcoltonbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcoltonbrown)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2004, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-in-as/42242/1 "2004-02-06T19:50:26Z")

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```auto
on (rollOver) {

    timezone = "6:00 pm 3/25/04";

}

```

Does anyone know why this will **not** output the colon or slash? Any help os appreciated!

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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:** [February 6, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-in-as/42242/2 "2004-02-06T19:53:00Z")

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Because you have no trace action ? 😛

It’s working fine here … :-/

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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:** [February 6, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-in-as/42242/3 "2004-02-06T20:18:35Z")

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if you did embed the font, and the charset does not have these spec. chars, they can’t be shown…  
your post does not give enuff details to answer… ☹