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Unicode UTF-8 external link arrow symbol (closest thing to it)
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Korb commented Mar 21, 2026

But something like this (…) is still welcome.

Nope:

Screenshot 2026-03-21 at 16-02-02 Unicode UTF-8 external link arrow symbol (closest thing to it)

The advantage of using symbols rather than images is that it solves the issue of accessibility when customizing the UI.

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laurens94 commented May 2, 2026

When using these characters, some may be automatically converted to an Emoji (e.g. on iOS Safari).
To fix it, you can use css or append ︎ to it, like this: ⤴︎

More details here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/font-variant-emoji

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Baerbeisser commented May 4, 2026

But something like this (…) is still welcome.

The advantage of using symbols rather than images is that it solves the issue of accessibility when customizing the UI.

I meant the specific symbol, not using images instead of symbols.

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