Template:SpecialChars

This page contains special characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.

Template documentation

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This template has a sandbox (edit) for editors to experiment.

This template flags potential font/encoding issues for users when an article contains text which may not be renedered correctly on out-of-the-box installations of current operating systems.

Usage

Place at the top of affected articles. Each particular language should have a separate template that calls SpecialChars with the following parameters (as appropriate for that language).

{{ SpecialChars
| image      = 
| special    = 
| fix        = 
| characters =
| error      =
}}

image

(optional) Just the title (no 'image:' prefix) of an image of the characters, ideally legible at 65x50px and either square or slightly wider than tall.

special

The languages or special content the page includes. Free-form, so you can specify as many as you like. Remember to link to the root pages for the characters / language.

fix

Link to a page with the solution (installing fonts etc). This should just be the title of the fix page, unlinked.

characters

The specific type of characters that might be missing (i.e. kanji, kana). Free-form, remember to use links.

error

The rendering error observed (defaults to mojibake). Free-form.

es:Plantilla:CaracteresEspeciales fr:Modèle:Unicode mk:Шаблон:Спецзнаци nl:Sjabloon:Speciale karakters pt:Predefinição:Caracteres especiais ja:Template:特殊文字 ru:Шаблон:Спецсимволы sl:Predloga:PosebniZnaki vi:Tiêu bản:Ký tự đặc biệt zh:Template:SpecialChars