Webdings

Webdings is a TrueType dingbat typeface developed in 1997. It was initially distributed with Internet Explorer 4.0, then as part of Core fonts for the Web, and is included in all versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 98. All of the pictographic Webdings glyphs that were not unifiable with existing Unicode characters were added to the Unicode Standard when version 7.0 was released in June 2014.

Key facts

Font.name: Webdings
Font.image: Webdings.svg
Font.imagesize: 235px
Font.style: Symbol
Font.date: 1997
Font.creator: Vincent ConnareSue LightfootIan PattersonGeraldine Wade
Font.foundry: Microsoft
Character encoding.name: Webdings Encoding
Character encoding.definitions: UTC L2/12-368
Character encoding.lang: Dingbat ornaments
Character encoding.otherrelated: Marlett, Wingdings, Zapf Dingbats, Bookshelf Symbol 7
Character encoding.classification: msttcore pi font

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Described at

Webdings font family - Typography | Microsoft Learn

Typographic info for the Webdings font family

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The font contains a wide variety of Web-related images of the kind found in common use across the Web, as well as some more unusual drawings. User Interface icons suitable for creating page navigation elements are also included. Version 1.01 - Webdings was added to our core fonts for the Web on 4 June 1997 and was also added to the core fonts installed with Internet Explorer 4.0 on 14 July 1997. This typeface is also available within Office applications. For more information visit this page. Want to try using Ask Learn to clarify or guide you through this topic? Ask Learn is an AI assistant that can answer questions, clarify concepts, and define terms using trusted Microsoft documentation.

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