Unicode character for PUZZLE PIECE?

Question

Is there a Unicode character representing puzzle pieces? There are a lot of rarely used dingbats in Unicode, and I don't seem to remember, but I suspect that too. However, I could not find anything like it in gucharmap because it was probably not completed (missing Klingon!). And not in the tables on unicode.org/charts/- there are too many to view manually ..

So, has anyone seen the PUZZLE symbol?

Alternative question: what else would you use as a symbol for application plugins?

Answer 1

The Unicode Consortium does not contain a puzzle character .

And indeed, even if this happened, I’m not sure that you should use it. He relies on this glyph, available in the font that you distribute, and this is far from necessary, especially for more obscure characters.

This is for me the canonical "plugin icon":

Plugin icon http://www.navy.mil.za/navyband/images/plugin_icon.png

And I can think of two routes:

• If you are sold, if it were a symbol , you can create your own font using Fontlab or something similar, then distribute the font with your application. It turns out to be easier than it might seem. This has the advantage that you can view the image of the “plugin” as another piece of text.

• It’s best to use graphics . Enabling graphics is simpler and works just as well if you are trying to use it for an icon or button.

Answer 2

I don’t think there is such a character. At least I have never seen him.

Please note: if you use Windows, you can simply type charmap.exe , select a Unicode compatible font, and view all available characters. Probably similar tools are available for other operating systems.

What else could you use as a symbol for application plugins?

You can use different things depending on the context. The plus + symbol may be one that symbolizes probably the best idea of ​​the plugin (IMHO is even better than a piece of the puzzle, because the plugin is what adds the function to the software, and not the part that needs to be combined with other parts to form whole application).

Why not use an icon? Keep in mind that using an unusual Unicode character can cause some problems with Unicode-compatible software, browsers, and environments.

Answer 3

This Unicode Uniode database search tool allows you to search for Unicode characters by their name. For example. try typing “snowman” in the “Text Search” box and see what you get.

No results for "puzzle", sorry, please!

Answer 4

For the plug-in , the symbol of the electrical connector (U + 1F50C) can be used .
It is not semantically close, but at least has a verbal association.