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Obtaining Unicode in Windows

  1. Install the custom TTF font to the OS (usually a right-click then select "Install" from the context menu).
  2. Run Character Map (done by searching the Start menu, or by typing Win+R then "charmap").
  3. Select the custom font from the Font drop-down menu. The glyphs in the custom font should now appear in the window.
  4. Select a character in the window. The Unicode will appear in the bottom-left corner in the status bar.

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  1. Enable Special Characters support as documented in this Apple Knowledge Base article: OS X Lion: Enter special characters and symbols
  2. Install the custom TTF font to the OS (usually double-click, then "Install").
  3. Launch the Font Book application.
  4. Also launch the Notes application.
  5. In Font Book, locate the custom font under Collection > All Fonts. Select it. The custom font should now appear in the window.
  6. In Font Book, select / highlight the characters from the custom font. Select Copy (Command+C or right-click -> Copy).
  7. In Notes, Paste the text (Command+V or right-click -> Paste). The custom font should appear in Notepad.
  8. In Notes, select the pasted text. Then open the "Edit" menu an select "Special Characters".
  9. Now a "Characters" window appears with "Search" results containing each character selected in the previous step.
  10. Select an icon in the "Character" panel. The Unicode will appear in the right column.

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