£ Wont Display On PHP Mobile Site Any Idea Why

Mr Squeeze · 18th Feb 2012, 01:52 AM

Hey guys,

Don't know if any of you have run into this but i'd really appreciate some help if you can.

I have been building php based mobile sites and for instance when I make a menu for a restaurant and put the price e.g £2.99

The "£" displays as a question mark in a little black diamond when the site is uploaded and viewed on a mobile phone.

Any idea why?

Regards,
Stephen.

Nail Yener · 18th Feb 2012, 02:29 AM

Hi Stephen,

I had the same issue some time ago. It is related to the encoding of the files ( or database if you are using one). Make sure it is UTF-8.

P.S. You may get a faster response if you ask coding related questions on the Programming Talk forum.

WillR · 18th Feb 2012, 05:44 AM

The easiest way to resolve the problem is just use the HTML number for that character.

1. Go to this page: HTML Codes - Table of ascii characters and symbols

2. Look in the 'Symbol' column and find the symbol you are wanting to insert into your page

3. Look next to that symbol in the 'HTML Number' column and that is what you insert into your page

Example: If I wanted to insert the pound symbol I would insert this code instead: & # 1 6 3 ; (I have left spaces between each character so this forum doesn't just show the pound symbol. Obviously when inserting it into your page you don't have any spaces between the characters.)

Mr Squeeze · 18th Feb 2012, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by WillR

The easiest way to resolve the problem is just use the HTML number for that character.

1. Go to this page: HTML Codes - Table of ascii characters and symbols

2. Look in the 'Symbol' column and find the symbol you are wanting to insert into your page

3. Look next to that symbol in the 'HTML Number' column and that is what you insert into your page

Example: If I wanted to insert the pound symbol I would insert this code instead: & # 1 6 3 ; (I have left spaces between each character so this forum doesn't just show the pound symbol. Obviously when inserting it into your page you don't have any spaces between the characters.)

Thanks will,

that's exactly what I needed.

Regards,
Stephen

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WillR Digital Marketer War Room Member Join Date: 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 12,475 Thanks: 1,984 Thanked 8,187 Times in 4,079 Posts	Re: £ Wont Display On PHP Mobile Site Any Idea Why Share on: The easiest way to resolve the problem is just use the HTML number for that character. 1. Go to this page: HTML Codes - Table of ascii characters and symbols 2. Look in the 'Symbol' column and find the symbol you are wanting to insert into your page 3. Look next to that symbol in the 'HTML Number' column and that is what you insert into your page Example: If I wanted to insert the pound symbol I would insert this code instead: & # 1 6 3 ; (I have left spaces between each character so this forum doesn't just show the pound symbol. Obviously when inserting it into your page you don't have any spaces between the characters.)
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