Using "alt codes" in WPF

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This is my first time working with WPF. I have multiple textboxes in a WPF application. I'm applying alt+code symbols to the textboxes, symbols I created myself using FontCreator.

I can see them in the character map, and they show in Winform textboxes as well, but in WPF, many of them just appear as a watermark.

Is there a trick to making them visible in WPF?

What I have tried:

I've attempted to research this using the foremost authority on everything, Google, but I've hit dead ends everywhere.

I'm hoping someone knowledgeable in WPF can offer some insight into this.

Thank you

Posted 7-Jan-20 1:16am

Smeezy

Updated 7-Jan-20 1:37am

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Pete O'Hanlon · Answer 1 · 2020-01-07T01:38:00

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I've never tried to add font resources I've created myself, but I suspect that you will need to add the fonts as an embedded resource in your application. Once you have done this, set the FontFamily on your text boxes to use the embedded font resource.

Posted 7-Jan-20 1:38am

Pete O'Hanlon

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Smeezy 7-Jan-20 7:39am

Thank you Pete. I'll research that route.