Adding decorative symbols: How to name them?

#1

I am working on a Monogram font and I want to add some decorative frames. See attached Screenshot the orange marked glyphs. How should I name them? Is there a special Unicode or any standard naming that I should use for them? I also read something about U+e000?

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Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

#2

I usually add them in with symbols, you don’t need a name and can use the actual symbol in most cases. Just find ones you want to use like :heart: and paste that there.

#3

what you can do is an own font only with your decorative symbols. and insert it like

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An other way, when you have a lot of own symboles use the PUA private use area. Insert in Google “private use area font” and read all about PUA.

#4

Thanks for your answers! I noticed that I can just import them via Batch and that’s it. No need to name them.

And when I save the font and install it, they also appear in the layout software. (glyphs panel)