# Testing Dings **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 11, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009 "2003-04-11T12:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/1 "2003-04-11T12:06:27Z")
A A B B C C D D E E F F Just seeing what these looks like (if anything). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/2 "2003-04-11T12:15:54Z")
Big ugly wingdings on my system (Win98, IE5) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/3 "2003-04-11T12:25:22Z")
Quite cool, if not universal across all systems. Win 98, IE 6.0 ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/4 "2003-04-11T12:29:57Z")
Yep, the webdings are ugly but the wingdings are interesting. Maybe I can use this one D next time **Mangetout** suggests **Atomic Badger Racing** 😛 ---
**Author:** ![XJETGIRLX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9fc29f/32.png) [@XJETGIRLX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XJETGIRLX)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/5 "2003-04-11T13:29:24Z")
Just testing some fonts M N W T 7 8 # Monotype Corsiva Courier New Century Gothic Comic Sans MS ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/6 "2003-04-11T17:48:17Z")
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? \> \< { } | + \_ ) ( \* & ^ % $ # @ ! ~ ` ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/7 "2003-04-11T19:49:20Z")
The wingdings just show up as letters for me, but the webdings work. I’m beginning to get the impression that Mozilla is a little _too_ standards-complient: It doesn’t do anything unless the standards say it absolutely must. Rather annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/8 "2003-04-11T20:42:12Z")
I gotta ask. . . Just how in the hell are you folks doing that? Tripler Enquiring minds wanna know. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/9 "2003-04-12T02:52:56Z")
, **Tripler** , kinda like this: C is done with following code: [FO**NT=wingdings][SI**ZE=8]C[/SIZE][/FONT] ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/10 "2003-04-12T02:55:50Z")
Dangit. Apologies for smegging up the thread formatting wi’ the chilli parade. L ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/11 "2003-04-12T12:23:25Z")
Luckily, this version of vB only messes up the offending post, so I’ll just leave it up there to embarras the hell out of you, **TheLoadedDog**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/12 "2003-04-12T12:23:44Z")
No sweat, **Dog** , I’ve eliminated a dozen of 'em for you. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/13 "2003-04-12T12:24:28Z")
… and just as I said that, **Dex** comes in to save the day. Nobody likes a smartass, Dex. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/14 "2003-04-12T12:31:49Z")
… and my ass isn’t even the smartest part of me, **Coldie.** ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/15 "2003-04-12T12:32:19Z")
Cheers **Dex**. Typical of **Coldie** to want to leave my post **clog** ging up the thread. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/16 "2003-04-13T03:00:23Z")
And in a twist of irony, on my home computer (Netscape 4.something), I can see the Wingdings, but not the Webdings. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/17 "2003-04-14T02:51:27Z")
Mozilla 1.2.1 on XP pro. Both work fine. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/18 "2003-04-14T03:12:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*And in a twist of irony, on my home computer (Netscape 4.something), I can see the Wingdings, but not the Webdings. > > Sigh. \*\* It would seem to make sense (to say) that it’s a question of which fonts you have installed on each ‘puter and nothing to do with which browser you’re using. If that is correct, you can download either of those fonts free of charge from any number of online resources. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/19 "2003-04-14T07:55:14Z")
Mozilla 1.3 on Linux and I neither see nor want to see the dings. (If I want to see a dingbat, I’ll watch an All in the Family rerun.) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009/20 "2003-04-14T16:25:01Z")
Same as Derleth. No dings for me, just really big letters of the alphabet. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-dings/168009.md?page=2)