Adding emoticons to a bitmap UIFont

[Wisteso]

Hey guys.

I cannot seem to find any up to date explanation about how to add emoticons to a UIFont. It seems the approach has changed at least 2-3 times since its inception, and I keep finding old explanations that wont work with the latest version. The current UIFont has no section or panel for emoticons/symbols.

Adding the emoticon to the bitmap image itself is trivially easy, I just cannot find any way to define that symbol for the UIFont prefab.

Do I just create a new txt file and import it into "Import Data" with the following data?

1. symbol seqence=:coins x=0 y=500 width=40 height=25

Bonus question: I read an old post that said emoticons wont be scaled, but cant I use the "Font Size" property on a UI label to do this? Seems to work for normal characters in the font.

[ArenMook]

No need to do any of this. Select the UIFont prefab and add them there. Choose a sprite, specify a sequence, click Add.

[Wisteso]

Thanks for the tip!

The problem was that I wasn't storing my font in a UIAtlas, but as a stand-alone material/texture (no UIAtlas). The emoticon feature does not exist unless you use a UIAtlas it seems.

Maybe a "warning" type notification could be shown for users that are using a stand-alone material?