TomSchimansky / TomSchimansky/CustomTkinter

doesnt properly show unicode icons

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Description

import customtkinter
button = customtkinter.CTkButton(root, text="\uf011", command=None, hover_color="#154223", border_width=1, border_color="red",font=("jetbrainsmono nf", 16, "bold"))
button.place(relx=0.5, rely=0.5, anchor=customtkinter.CENTER)

here it shows like this
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Start by reproducing the provided CTkButton example with the JetBrainsMono Nerd Font and the Unicode power icon. Trace how CTkButton renders its text and compare the result across the affected platform or font configuration. Done means the icon displays as intended in the example without regressing ordinary button text.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
desktop, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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