Regular Coders
Money Signs
When I input the sign $ into the code below it presents as a Dollar Sign as required when rendered in the Browser.
How can the € sign be inputed to render as a Euro Sign?HTML Code:<select name="amount" class="dropdown"> <option value="500">$500</option> <option value="100">€100</option> <option value="50">€50</option> <option value="20">€20</option> <option value="10" selected="selected">€10</option> </select>
See descriptive image attached.
global $Moderator;
you need to use proper character encoding. You should use UTF-8 encoding in your documents if you need to use uncommon (from a U.S. perspective) characters.
Beyond that, you need to make sure your server sends the correct character encoding declaration, and include your character encoding in your html <head>:alternatively, you can simply use htmlentities:HTML Code:<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <!--the character encoding should be declared as early as possible--> <!--note that the header sent by the _server_ is more important (browsers may ignore your meta tag in favor of such http headers)-->€(or€) renders as€.
but using utf-8 is a FAR superior solution, and solves this problem for just about any character you may use.
Regular Coders
The € worked. Thanks for the alternative.
I already had the <meta charset="UTF-8"> in the head. Just running the script in Firefox from Notepad++ and render was presenting the ? in a dark diamond in lieu of the € sign!
Last edited by Webiter; 11-01-2011 at 03:53 PM. Reason: spelling error
global $Moderator;
Glad it worked.Originally Posted by Webiter
two things to check:
1) make sure you are really using utf-8. Setting the character encoding is _useless_ (counterproductive, even) if it's not set correctly.
2) make sure your _server_ is setting the same character encoding. the meta tag is only a "fallback." The http header sent by the server is what really matters.
(in this case, there is no http header (since you're viewing it locally, from notepad++), so I would tend to think that you're not actually using utf-8 in your document - either that, or Windows is overriding the document encoding with the system setting for some reason. you can check (and change) the character encoding from notepad++.)
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