# How to use special characters in ControlP5?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-use-special-characters-in-controlp5/13615>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [August 26, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-use-special-characters-in-controlp5/13615 "2019-08-26T12:13:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leonhard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Leonhard](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Leonhard)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-use-special-characters-in-controlp5/13615/1 "2019-08-26T12:13:53Z")

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Hi, I have the following problem:

Code:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/5/533868e3bb6aed1397904faca585ee238f2a1f49.png)

GUI:  
 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/0/0c2b6a810a3fc93a76cd6833debf6ebaeee24b15.png)  
characters (ç and ã) do not appear  
how can you solve it?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![kll](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kll/32/964_2.png) [@kll](https://discourse.processing.org/u/kll)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-use-special-characters-in-controlp5/13615/2 "2019-08-26T12:28:40Z")

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here on Win 10 / processing 3.5.3 / from the CP5 examples / but use your characters  
i see

 ![processing_cp5_text](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/a/a05c3c014db2374bc6e1d5e8e5ff8fe5fdf608d7.png)

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**Author:** ![Leonhard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Leonhard](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Leonhard)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-use-special-characters-in-controlp5/13615/3 "2019-08-26T12:42:27Z")

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Thanks. Now I get it! 😀