# Why % symbol won't show with external TXT file?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-symbol-wont-show-with-external-txt-file/151998>\
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**Created:** [June 20, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-symbol-wont-show-with-external-txt-file/151998 "2005-06-20T13:22:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![zoddo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8e7dd6/32.png) [@zoddo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zoddo)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-symbol-wont-show-with-external-txt-file/151998/1 "2005-06-20T13:22:33Z")

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Hi there, i need some help with something that seemed to me very simple at first, but now i don’t know what to do to solve that problem.

1. i’m loading, in a dynamic text box, an external TXT file
2. in the dynamic text box, i embeded the fonts, and some special caracters: from uppercase to punctuations (which is supposed to display the % symbol, i tought…)
3. i also tried to include the caracters that don’t display in the ‘‘include caracters’’ tab, negative result.

then i preview the movie: letters and punctuations shows perfectly, except some caracters. I’ve made a test TXT file with few caracters and punctuations:

**what is in the TXT file:**  
helpcontent\_var=!@#$"%"?&\*()\_"

**what is showed in the Dynamic Text box:**  
!@#$"?

:ponder:

any ideas is welcome!

thanks a lot.

- zodd.