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Webpage display issues: Text not displaying properly

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If you notice squares showing up in the webpages you visit instead of text, try manually overriding the webpage's encoding. Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Page page menu menu.
  2. Select Encoding.
  3. Either choose one of the encodings listed or choose Auto detect. If you turn on the auto detect mode, Google Chrome analyzes the content on the page to recommend the most suitable encoding.

    For the fastest browsing experience, we recommend turning off the auto detect mode after you leave the webpage.

You can also change the preferred fonts and languages used to load your webpages.

If this doesn't help, it's likely that you're missing the necessary fonts to display the text properly.

  • If you're trying to display East Asian languages, right-to-left languages, or other languages that use complex scripts on Windows, view additional instructions.
    1. Click the Start menu on your computer taskbar.
    2. Select Control Panel.
    3. Double-click Regional and Language Options.
    4. Click the Languages tab.
    5. Select both checkboxes in the "Supplemental language support" section.
    6. Click OK. Your computer will proceed with the installation of new fonts.
  • You can also follow these Windows XP instructions or Windows Vista instructions to install new fonts on your computer.
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