<![CDATA[Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard.]]>Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard.

They break screen readers hard, since most, if not all, don't know how to handle them properly and end up pronouncing something like "Special character S" or whatever. They're also significantly harder to read than a user's chosen font, or the default fonts on any reasonable operating system or website, especially for neurodivergent and in particular dyslexic people.

Please stop using them, and maybe nudge your friends to stop using them.

Boosts appreciated for awareness

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/b1115815-7681-480a-b749-234f6ed35c44/reminder-for-those-who-may-not-be-aware-that-those-fancy-custom-text-things-using-special-unicode-characters-that-bypass-ascii-fonts-to-make-your-name-look-cool-or-fancy-or-whatever-ruin-accessibility-like-hard.RSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 16:23:23 GMTFri, 03 Apr 2026 05:00:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:38:24 GMT]]>@nimt nice ragebait

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/fizzyizzy05/statuses/116341047617784729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/fizzyizzy05/statuses/116341047617784729Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:38:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:24:04 GMT]]>@teotwaki@mastodon.online @fizzyizzy05@tech.lgbt yes i know that's not so ideal but at least voice reader can read now.
]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://swarm.coiloptic.org/brettm/p/1775222644.348273https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://swarm.coiloptic.org/brettm/p/1775222644.348273Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:24:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:04:18 GMT]]>@brettm @fizzyizzy05 Thank you, blue heart emoji, red heart emoji, purple heart emoji, Brett, pufferfish emoji, watermelon slice emoji, penguin head emoji.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/teotwaki/statuses/116340913502535209https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/teotwaki/statuses/116340913502535209Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:04:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:56:33 GMT]]>@fizzyizzy05 maybe sprinkle some family guy funny moments and subway surfers footage in the corner to not lose focus. fucking zoomers i swear]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cum.estate/objects/bb72fcaf-903b-4715-a420-3c59fb073001https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cum.estate/objects/bb72fcaf-903b-4715-a420-3c59fb073001Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:56:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:55:48 GMT]]>@fizzyizzy05 have you tried reading the text yourself instead of relying on screen readers]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cum.estate/objects/d3db1cd9-1adb-4087-974e-6d667462f31ahttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cum.estate/objects/d3db1cd9-1adb-4087-974e-6d667462f31aFri, 03 Apr 2026 12:55:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:53:40 GMT]]>@fizzyizzy05 yes!! as much as i dislike discord, there should certainly be more platforms allowing you to change your username font the *proper* way, because then screenreaders can read it fine and you can override it if the specific font is unreadable to you!]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.kemonomimi.gay/objects/835a9513-edb3-455f-93c7-1a610235a8b3https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fedi.kemonomimi.gay/objects/835a9513-edb3-455f-93c7-1a610235a8b3Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:53:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:44:03 GMT]]>@fizzyizzy05@tech.lgbt just changed my profile name font based on your post, i never thought of this before
]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://swarm.coiloptic.org/brettm/p/1775220243.975568https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://swarm.coiloptic.org/brettm/p/1775220243.975568Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:44:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Reminder for those who may not be aware that those "fancy/custom text" things using special unicode characters that bypass ASCII fonts to make your name look cool or fancy or whatever ruin accessibility, like hard. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:59:46 GMT]]>@fizzyizzy05 "Bolded italicized capital Latin S", yes. thanks for posting!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dragonscave.space/users/menelion/statuses/116340659731300913https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://dragonscave.space/users/menelion/statuses/116340659731300913Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:59:46 GMT