WTF are these symbols?

[FrostedxB]

Lately I've been seeing a lot of stange symbols in people facebook posts and web URL's. I have no clue what they are or what they do though...

They look like -






What are these, I was never told about them in comp. programming?

 

[CyberPitz]

Invalid characters? Maybe you don't have the character installed on ur machine, so it just throws that up.

Just an assumption.

 

[FrostedxB]

When I post the link here though, they don't show up -

http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/Achievements/ViewAchievementDetails.aspx?tid= ]:*iN

 

[arch5]

When I click the link, I see the characters, but then it redirects me.

I'm 95% sure this is a missing character in your system, so your computer outputs/replaces it with these little characters that show the ID of the missing character.

EDIT: Yeah, I think thats it. When I search the characters in google it shows up as ? and says "Your search for %15 found no results".

 

[Barnz]

missing characters. they mostly show up on firefox for some reason.

 

[mindless_moder]

do they look like boxes ? , post a screeny.

 

[FrostedxB]

Right now, xbox.com is the only site I regularly visit that shows those symbols

Yet this 3rd one, despite looking identical, has no symbol -

If it is an actual character, could it be that their just not loading fast enough (reason why there absent in the 3rd screen)?

Or should I start looking for something like a text/character pack for firefox (if there is such a thing)?

 

[mindless_moder]

does it happen in other browsers ?

 

[FrostedxB]

All I have is IE 8, and no, they don't show up on that.

I can take screens of what the same links look like on IE as well if desired.

 

[<RJMC>]

wtf you have the task bar on top?

 

[CyberPitz]

Damn Mac wannabe!

 

[kineaesth]

They show up here, but not in your OP.

 

[Danimal]

Man I thought this was going to be a thread about FrostedxB noticing freemason, pagan and occult symbolism in pop culture.

:/

 

[Naph]

They're non-friendly internet characters. There are forums about explaining what fonts you need to download for them to show. This is not one of them sadly.

 

[morgs]

Man I thought this was going to be a thread about FrostedxB noticing freemason, pagan and occult symbolism in pop culture.

:/

haha i thought exactly the same thing. All seeing eye etc

 

[Danimal]

****ed up if you ask me:

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