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Georgian character "ე" (U+10D4) is transmitted as "?" in Chat mode and remote inputΒ #335

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@exprotm

Description

When using Chat mode, the Georgian character β€žαƒ”β€ (U+10D4) is transmitted as a question mark (?) instead of the correct Unicode character.

This behaviour is reproducible in both directions:

Local β†’ Remote (Chat window)

I type Georgian text locally and send it via Chat.

On the remote side, the character β€žαƒ”β€ appears as ?.

Remote β†’ Local (Chat window)

If the character is typed on the remote side and sent back, it is also received as ?.

Remote input test (Notepad)

If I type Georgian text directly in a remote application (e.g., Notepad via VNC session), the character β€žαƒ”β€ is also rendered as ?.

All other Georgian characters in the same string are transmitted correctly. Only U+10D4 (GEORGIAN LETTER EN – β€žαƒ”β€) is affected.

Test Procedure

Typed a Georgian string equivalent to 'qwerty' using Georgian keyboard layout.

Sent the text via Chat mode.

Verified the received string using:

https://www.babelstone.co.uk/Unicode/whatisit.html

Observed Results (via Unicode inspection)

When checking the received string on the remote side:

The expected character:

U+10D4 : GEORGIAN LETTER EN (ე)

Instead received:

U+003F : QUESTION MARK (?)

All other Georgian characters in the string are correctly transmitted with their proper Unicode code points.

Screenshots attached:

1.png – Chat mode showing ?

2.png – Unicode inspection results

3.png – Comparison of local vs remote input

Expected Behavior

Character β€žαƒ”β€ (U+10D4) should be transmitted and displayed correctly in:

Chat mode

Remote keyboard input

Any Unicode-capable text field

Environment

UltraVNC (Viewer + Server)

Windows (both sides)

Georgian keyboard layout

No custom encoding settings enabled

Additional Notes

Since:

Other Georgian characters (U+10D0–U+10FF range) are transmitted correctly,

Only U+10D4 consistently fails,

this may indicate:

A specific encoding/translation issue in Chat mode,

A code page fallback problem,

Or incorrect handling of this specific Unicode code point during transmission.

Please let me know if additional logs or reproduction steps are required.

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