Microsoft KB Archive/213032

= Non-Unicode Characters Are Displayed as Empty Blank Squares =

Article ID: 213032

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC

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This article was previously published under Q213032



SYMPTOMS
When you enter non-unicode characters into a Windows CE device, the characters are displayed as empty square boxes instead of the character you expect.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because Windows CE Devices support only Unicode formats for extended characters.



MORE INFORMATION
You can use the first 128 codes in Unicode that map to standard ASCII characters.

For example, the ASCII 163 (Pound Sterling) sign in ASCII is ALT+156, and if you enter ALT+156 on a Windows CE device, a blank square is displayed. If you enter ALT+163, the unicode code for the pound symbol, the pound symbol is properly displayed.

Keywords: kbprb kbdisplay KB213032

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