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GuyNoodle · 01-27-2025, 08:00 AM

Hi everyone,

I’ve encountered an issue with my Kobo device failing to properly render italicized text in an EPUB file. Specifically, the text uses Unicode (e.g., 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮&#120358

. My Kobo device cannot display these characters and either skips them, shows placeholder glyphs or shows an empty line where the text should be.

Does Calibre offer any built-in tools or plugins to convert it to a readable version?

Thanks in advance for your help!

p.s. i'm rather new to all of this

01-27-2025, 08:00 AM	#1
GuyNoodle Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2025 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Kobo Device Unable to Render Unicode Italics in EPUBs – Seeking a Conversion Solution Hi everyone, I’ve encountered an issue with my Kobo device failing to properly render italicized text in an EPUB file. Specifically, the text uses Unicode (e.g., 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮&#120358. My Kobo device cannot display these characters and either skips them, shows placeholder glyphs or shows an empty line where the text should be. Does Calibre offer any built-in tools or plugins to convert it to a readable version? Thanks in advance for your help! p.s. i'm rather new to all of this