[RESOLVED] Discord Font Emojis Appear as Rectangles

N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 20:19:20

I'm sure many people have probably noticed this when using Discord in different servers but I have no idea how to resolve this and it's been bothering me for quite a long time now Lol
This isn't in the Discord Arch Wiki page

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Slithery · 2021-10-16 20:47:31

Sounds like you just don't have the correct fonts installed.

N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 20:55:02

You're probably right about that, but in that case, the Discord packages should have a dependency for that
At the time of typing, no one seems to know what it even is

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V1del · 2021-10-16 21:03:47

Why should it, emojis are an optional font feature, no package should depend on those and it should at most be optional. If you actually want to install an emoji font, pick one from the list: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fonts# … nd_symbols

N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 21:17:56

I mean, you're not wrong, but not being able to see stuff in a chat program is rather annoying
That aside, a working solution should at least be mentioned in the Discord Arch Wiki page

Slithery · 2021-10-16 21:19:24

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Fonts# … nd_symbols

N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 21:29:19

I mean, yes, it works but it never occurred to me (and other people I personally know) that emojis were even considered a font, initially, so having a link to that on the Discord Arch Wiki page would've prevented this thread in the first place

V1del · 2021-10-16 21:29:48

I don't quite get why you think this is in any way discord specific. It's a font, if you want certain fonts to be represented you need to install a relevant font package. Should every single gui application page have a link to emoji fonts just because you might run into them?

Edit: Ah the replies coincided. Your thread title contains Font Emojis in the title so you realized that in some form before making the post, no? But one would have to expand this to every single program there is.

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N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 21:32:36

Does every single GUI package have an Arch Wiki page? No, they don't. In fact, most Linux GUI applications don't even use emojis.
Of course it's not Discord specific but, again, many people aren't initially aware that emojis are even considered a font.
It's stupid how discussions about contributing to the Arch Wiki always devolve into debates about how quality of life notes are somehow counterproductive; it only drives away new contributors and users.

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V1del · 2021-10-16 21:36:32

You can use emojis in the terminal/everywhere you normally use a font. You'd have to expand this to literally every article if you think about it. In any case the wiki is open, if you feel this strongly about it you could add a new troubleshooting section on the discord article linking to the link we provided.

jasonwryan · 2021-10-16 21:37:58

If you feel strongly about it, open a note on the Discord Talk page, and propose th change there.

Whining about it here drives away established contributors.

N3k0-san · 2021-10-16 21:40:14

I would if not for the fact that I know it's going to be removed for exactly the reason I mentioned; this isn't the first time I've tried to add something to the Arch Wiki to get it arbitrarily removed by an admin because a QoL note that's only a few more bytes on the page is somehow perceived as "counterproductive" to the community.

I'm going to add it but I have nothing but contempt for this nonsense.

jasonwryan · 2021-10-16 21:42:21

Talk items are not arbitrarily removed; that's why I said use the Talk page.

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