# Text input and unicode

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-and-unicode/276109>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 22, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-and-unicode/276109 "2008-11-22T20:18:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![hratchn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hratchn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hratchn)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-input-and-unicode/276109/1 "2008-11-22T20:18:08Z")

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Hello,  
A text input box with embedded font in it displays the characters in Unicode correctly when text is loaded from an xml file, but when the user tries to input characters by typing on the keyboard, it displays “???” question marks.  
The text is displaying correctly also when copied and pasted from another program.

Any ideas about how to fix this?

Thank you