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Wilmilcard
Wilmilcard

Reputation: 301

How to install "Segoe MDL2 Assets" font for new symbols in UWP?

Can I add more symbols? is that I'm creating an app but standards like this list do not suffice, and I need, or would like to have more.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.ui.xaml.controls.symbol

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3313

Answers (2)

Muzib
Muzib

Reputation: 2581

If I understand you correctly, You want to have more symbols in your app than the list you mentioned provides.

Yes, you can do that. If you want to keep using SymbolIcon, then you have to either set it's Symbol in code behind or use x:Bind.

Setting the symbol in code behind:

If your XAML looks like this:

<SymbolIcon x:Name="MySymbolIcon" />

then your code behind is:

MySymbolIcon.Symbol = (Symbol)0xE156;

Or, using x:Bind :

If you have a Symbol in you code behind like this:

Symbol Avatar = (Symbol)0xE156;

then you can x:Bind to it in the XAML like this:

<SymbolIcon Symbol="{x:Bind Avatar}" />

And now you may wonder, where will you find these creepy looking hex codes? Well, there's an app Character Map UWP which will provide you a nice list like this:

enter image description here

Or, Using FontIcon :

You see the Codes at the bottom right corner of the image I included? There's code for FontIcon too. Just copy paste it.

Hope that helps.

Upvotes: 2

Parth Bera
Parth Bera

Reputation: 1

No you can not extend the Symbol enumeration used by SymbolIcon but you can use the FontIcon.

Upvotes: 0

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