javascriptgoogle-chromeunicodegoogle-chrome-extensiontext-rendering

Chrome extension badge text - ✔ renders as ✔

I am trying to add a heavy check mark (✔) to my Chrome extension’s badge text. When I update the badge from a background script, it works fine. When I update it from a script within the popup window, it renders as ✔.

chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText({
  text: '✔',
  tabId: tabId
});
Solution

  • The popup window is probably not defaulting to the correct character encoding.

    You need to put <meta charset="utf-8"> in the head of your popup window.