# Strange symbol during name input

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-symbol-during-name-input/6370
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [June 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-symbol-during-name-input/6370 "2014-06-02T19:45:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![OdicHastings](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/82dd89/32.png) [@OdicHastings](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/OdicHastings)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-symbol-during-name-input/6370/1 "2014-06-02T19:45:27Z")

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Experimental: 8ead5b0

When I press the arrow keys while inputting a new character’s name, a strange symbol appears. It doesn’t look like a letter of any kind, so I’m not sure what it is. My guess is that its one of those extended characters that keyboards don’t carry, but computers contain.

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### Author: ![yonsisac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/yonsisac/32/8437_2.png) [@yonsisac](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/yonsisac)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/strange-symbol-during-name-input/6370/2 "2014-06-02T21:56:08Z")

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can you post a pic