Is there anyone here who would like to use and see a ?(or a
) known as a Latin
glottal stop)) in a file name as other than a box (in Win XP, Win 7's default font can show it) who doesn't know how to do it or already have a system for that? The video below is for people who prefer to hear things, written directions are below that. This will change the font of your filenames(I use Deja Vu). You still have to put the character where you want it. I use Character Map because I do this so infrequently(only twice). If you don't have Deja Vu, try using the
LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP (U+0294) Font Support Local Font List to find out which fonts in your computer support that character. You can use the search service to check out other characters you know the name of. One of the other benefits of using Deja Vu as your filename font is that the triangles you get at the start of YouTube links(known as triangular bullets) show as triangles not boxes in Win XP as shown in the screenshot.
Change The Font Of Explorer File Names In Windows XP Click the "Start" button and then click "Control Panel"
Click "Appearance and Themes" and then click "Display"
Click the "Appearance" tab at the top of the "Display Properties" window and then click the "Advanced" button in the bottom right corner of the window.
Click the drop-down menu under "Item" and then select "Icon".
Click the drop-down menu under "Font" and then select the desired font.
Click "OK" in each open window.