FIX: Browser not displaying special characters

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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All themodern web browserstry to incorporate all the latest web technologies to offer a smooth browsing experience to the users. However, sometimes you may notice your browser not displaying special characters when visiting a website.

When the website fails to recognize the Unicode data, it will simply replace it with dots. Most of the time these dotted characters include special characters such as `,• — “ ” ‘ ’.

Troubleshooting the browser not displaying special characters issue is easier than you think. Follow the steps in this article to view Unicode and special characters in your web browser.

How to view special characters in a web browser

1. Try a different browser

In case the issue persists, even after updating Google Chrome to the latest version, download another browser to check if the issue is with the website.

You can tryOperaOne, a popular browser with the best privacy features, including a built-in ad-blocker, a VPN and native AI.

It is a lightweight browser and uses fewer computer resources. After installing the Opera One, visit the website that does not display special characters and check if the issue is resolved.

If you can view the special characters now, the issue probably is due to Google Chrome.

Opera One

2. Update your browser

Chrome

Update Firefox

3. Use Set Character Encoding extension

4. Uninstall and reinstall the browser

The browser not displaying special characters issue mostly occurs on an older version of browsers. Follow the steps in this article to fix them on your computer.

FIX: Browser not displaying special characters#

How to view special characters in a web browser#

1. Try a different browser#

Opera One#

2. Update your browser#

3. Use Set Character Encoding extension#

4. Uninstall and reinstall the browser#