The 2016 table pairs 223 font symbols with names, character codes, and Unicode alternatives—and warns that a page using Webdings might show letters instead of icons elsewhere. It’s a small guide to a very real web problem: a proprietary font made a page look different on every computer. Historical reference, not current implementation advice.
Original Webdings reference: https://www.alanwood.net/demos/webdings.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-alan-wood-explained-why-webdings-could-break-the-web/
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Original Webdings reference: https://www.alanwood.net/demos/webdings.html
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-alan-wood-explained-why-webdings-could-break-the-web/
#ancientweb #unicode #webstandards #typography
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]