Answers.Body: <p>*** FIXED, using Sigil and its Tools option &quot;Validate StyleSheets with W3C&quot; ***</p>
  <p>Note: one book fixed... I will update if any fail this  fix...
  Final Edit: all books fixed.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Having issues with ebooks, some new ones, and some that worked perfectly before (about a week ago).</p>
  <p>In the text sections throughout the book, I see either and only &quot;☒&quot; or &quot;_☒&quot;. All images display correctly. (Example image at end of Post)</p>
  <p>Steps taken to fix:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>I have deleted and reuploaded the ones that had worked before - didn't fix.</li>
  <li>I have factory reset both my Clara and Elipsa devices - didn't fix</li>
  <li>a suggestion from a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/115ldj3/ebook_text_display_this_character/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">redit post</a> was to check HTML files for UTF-8 encoding, which, unless I missed something, didn't work</li>
  </ul>
  <p>notes:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>epub formats</li>
  <li>uploaded by calibre</li>
  <li>tested on both KOBO Clara and KOBO Elipsa</li>
  <li>can not confirm any updates happened in the time frame (roughly a week)</li>
  </ul>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SiQO1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SiQO1.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  
Tags: <epub><calibre><kobo>
Title: ☒ <- this is the only text displayed in epub on kobo
UserDisplayName: FedaykinWolf
ThreadText: # ☒ <- this is the only text displayed in epub on kobo
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-18)
  
  Having issues with ebooks, some new ones, and some that worked perfectly before (about a week ago).
  
  In the text sections throughout the book, I see either and only "☒" or "\_☒". All images display correctly. (Example image at end of Post)
  
  Steps taken to fix:
  
  * I have deleted and reuploaded the ones that had worked before - didn't fix.
  * I have factory reset both my Clara and Elipsa devices - didn't fix
  * a suggestion from a [redit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/115ldj3/ebook_text_display_this_character/) was to check HTML files for UTF-8 encoding, which, unless I missed something, didn't work
  
  notes:
  
  * epub formats
  * uploaded by calibre
  * tested on both KOBO Clara and KOBO Elipsa
  * can not confirm any updates happened in the time frame (roughly a week)
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/SiQO1.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/SiQO1.jpg)
  
  **Tags:** epub, calibre, kobo
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_0 on 2023-02-18. Score: 0
  
  \*\*\* FIXED, using Sigil and its Tools option "Validate StyleSheets with W3C" \*\*\*
  
  Note: one book fixed... I will update if any fail this fix...
  Final Edit: all books fixed.
  
  
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