How do I use symbols in text?

Jagang

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Angels of Shadow

N/E

I recently saw a guy using regular triangles, upside-down triangles, and all other sorts of symbols in the text on guild wars. How can one do this? He wanted me to pay him 20k for learning how to do it which is absolutely crazy, it should be common knowledge. I know somebody out there knows how.

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

Cut and paste JP IME from a website/notepad/whatever into the game.

Jagang

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Angels of Shadow

N/E

Thank you very much, btw what's JP IME? And how can I do other symbols?

Algren Cole

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

Ascii = Your Friend

powdahound

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Troy, NY, USA

Mo/Me

Please do not do this. The trade channels and even public channels are full of this crap because people are trying to make their crappy WTS texts sell out.

I hope this gets patched soon.

Lasareth

Lasareth

Aquarius

Join Date: Jun 2005

Somewhere between Boardwalk and Park Place

People can spam with anything. I'd actually prefer a separator once in a while when I have tons of text rolling by, to use as a reference point.

Also, IME != ASCII. But both can be used in-game. IME gives you cooler stuff like stars, and a music note :0

Carmen Tagecha

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Hawaii

N/R

Can someone give an example of what you would type in the chat line (formatted) to make a symbol?

I've found hexadecimal codes for geometric shapes which I believe are IME but it just shows the numbers I'm typing in.....

Deuces Steve O

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

W/Mo

yeah isnt there code u can type? and not just copy and paste?

Stigmata Arta

Stigmata Arta

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2005

London

Acome BL Warriors

Well none of this makes any sense to me! Where is a website that I can copy and paste a star or something from? Anyone know? Im so confused still.

Teklord

Teklord

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2005

Lloyd.ab.ca

Lords of All

R/Mo

╥esting a theory. (used alt+1234)

Althought I too do not know what "IME" is or how to use that one, ASCII is quite simple. Use the Character Map in windows to locate the 'symbol' you want to use. Either use the Character Map function to copy it to the clipboard or look at the code used to generate it (an ALT+xxxx combination). Holding down the ALT key and typing in a 4 digit combination and then releasing the ALT key will generate a symbol.

As examples:
ALT+5858 = Γ
ALT+6543 = Å (Point of Origin Earth)

Kelly

Kelly

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2005

California

Angel Sharks

E/R

somtimes i found people use funky french keyboards and stuff... just a suggestion ^^