Saturday, March 5, 2016

What is the technical term for a replacement character if a font does not have a representation


If a font does not have a representation for a particular character, it usually uses some kind of square or a icon with a question mark. As far as I know, there is a more specific term that "replacement character", at least in German.



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Does anybody know this term?




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