Insert GBP sterling symbol

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hi I can’t insert the UK pound sign (£) into display.newText.

It gives me the missing character question mark symbol, no matter what font I use. Any ideas please? [import]uid: 43961 topic_id: 13105 reply_id: 313105[/import]

#2

local myText = display.newText(“Hello ¡™£¢? World!”, 0, 200, “Times-NewRoman”, 16)
myText:setTextColor(255,255,0)

that worked for me…

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#3

Didn’t work for me using windows 7, 2011.574

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#4

I’ve just come across the same problem and found the solution at:
http://developer.anscamobile.com/forum/2010/11/18/newlabel-£-and-€-signs-dont-work [import]uid: 29384 topic_id: 13105 reply_id: 48992[/import]