Insert symbols to buttons

[dave8]

Does anyone know how to insert a special character or symbol to a caption button? In the character map of the Windows System Tools, I want to insert a triangle. The code, I think, is U+25B2. How do I convert this map code so it can be displayed on a toggle or button?

 

[GlennUK]

Where are you looking at Windows System Tools? If you look at the Windows Character Map tool, it'll show you all of the characters for all of the fonts ( is it WST_Engl that you are after? I can't see a triangle there! ).

Select a character in a font, copy it, and paste into the command button caption, and change the font on the button to match.

 

[Ruddles]

What ▲ he said.

 

[dave8]

I tried it and doesn't work. I get a '?' when copied.

 

[GlennUK]

I tried it and doesn't work. I get a '?' when copied.

Explain precisely what you did.

 

[dave8]

I went into the the character map and copied this symbol: ▲ . Paste it on the caption button, tried various font syles: WST_ENGL, Wing dings, Wing dings 2 and Wind dings 3. Didn't work. Something other than the triangle appeared. I also tried it in VBA: togglebutton1.font.name = "WST_ENGL"; toggleButton1.caption = "▲". With the exception that the paste in VBA came out to look like this: '?' (without quote). I also used variations of the font name. This is precisely how I did it.

 

[GlennUK]

You have not told me which font you selected in the character map tool. It's that kind of precise information I hoped you'd include in your reply.

 

[dave8]

The font names I used were: Wing Dings, Wing Dings2, Wing Dings3 and WST_ENGL. Still didn't work.

 

[GlennUK]

I am looking at WingDings in the Character Map tool, and I can't see that symbol there ... what code is it?