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Convert normal text into Webdings-style symbols using the official Unicode equivalents, and translate them back again — all instantly in your browser.
Your text is converted instantly in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
Font preview (optional): shown using the Webdings font. This only displays as symbols if your device already has the Webdings font installed (common on Windows/Office). Otherwise you will simply see plain letters below.
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How to Use the Webdings Translator
- Choose a direction: Text → Webdings, or Webdings → Text.
- Type or paste your content into the box.
- Watch the result update instantly.
- Click Copy to copy the result to your clipboard.
- Use Clear to start over.
What Is Webdings?
Webdings is a symbol font released by Microsoft in 1997, designed by Vincent Connare (also known for Comic Sans and Trebuchet MS) along with Sue Lightfoot, Ian Patterson, and Geraldine Wade. It was first distributed with Internet Explorer 4, later included in Core Fonts for the Web, and has shipped with every version of Windows since Windows 98.
Unlike Wingdings' ornamental shapes and hand symbols, Webdings leans toward everyday and technology imagery: weather icons, buildings and landmarks, vehicles, computers and phones, media-player controls, and speech bubbles. Since Unicode 7.0 in 2014, official Unicode characters exist for these glyphs, so this tool can convert text into Webdings-style symbols without requiring the licensed font itself.
Webdings vs. Unicode Symbols
It helps to understand the difference between two things that look similar:
- The Webdings font: a licensed Microsoft font. Text typed in Webdings is really just plain letters underneath, displayed as symbols only because that specific font is applied. It cannot be reliably copied as "symbols" elsewhere unless the receiving app also applies the Webdings font.
- Webdings-style Unicode symbols: genuine, standalone Unicode characters that were added specifically to represent these symbols. This is what our translator produces, so you can paste the result into bios, chats, or documents and it stays as symbols, independent of font.
One limitation: many of these Unicode code points sit in ranges that are also used for emoji. Depending on your device, browser, and font, some symbols may appear as full-color emoji-style icons rather than plain black-and-white glyphs. This is a platform rendering choice, not an error in the conversion.
We also include an optional font-preview area that uses the real Webdings font. If your device already has Webdings installed (common on Windows and Microsoft Office), you will see the classic monochrome symbols there. If not, you will simply see plain letters, since we cannot install or distribute the licensed font file for you.
Useful Examples
- Add a small symbol accent to a social media bio or caption.
- Create a fun, decorative username or display name.
- Try typing "NYC" — Webdings famously renders it as an eye, a heart, and a city skyline, a nod to the "I ❤ NY" logo that Vincent Connare added after the unrelated Wingdings "NYC" controversy in 1992.
- Type a lowercase "m" to see the "man in business suit levitating" symbol — later adopted as an emoji — which Connare designed as a nod to the 2 Tone Records logo.
- Decode Webdings-style Unicode symbols you received back into readable text.
Related Tools
- Wingdings Translator — convert text using Microsoft's original 1990 symbol font instead.
- Small Text Generator — turn text into small caps, superscript, or subscript.
- Cursive Font Generator — create flowing script-style text.
- Superscript/Subscript Generator — focus purely on raised or lowered text.
- Invisible Text Generator — generate blank, invisible characters.
- Lenny Face Generator — searchable Lenny faces, text faces, and kaomoji with one-click copy.
FAQ
What is a Webdings translator?
It's both a Webdings translator and a Webdings generator: it converts normal text into the Webdings symbol set, using official Unicode characters that visually match the Webdings font, so the result can be copied and pasted as plain text.
What's the difference between Webdings and Wingdings?
They're two separate Microsoft symbol fonts. Wingdings (1990) leans toward ornamental shapes, hands, and astrological symbols, while Webdings (1997) focuses more on weather, buildings, vehicles, and technology icons. Both got official Unicode equivalents in 2014, so we offer a dedicated Wingdings Translator alongside this Webdings tool — pick whichever font's symbol set you actually need.
Can I copy and paste the Webdings symbols?
Yes. Because the output uses standard Unicode characters rather than the licensed Webdings font, you can paste it into most apps, chats, and websites without needing any special font installed.
Is Webdings the same as Unicode?
No. Webdings is a separate, licensed font. However, since 2014 the Unicode standard has included official character equivalents for most Webdings glyphs, which is what this tool uses.
Can Webdings be translated back to normal text?
Yes, when the symbols were generated using the official Unicode mapping (such as the output from this tool), our Webdings → Text mode can convert them back accurately. It cannot decode text that only looks like Webdings because a font was applied, since that text is already plain letters underneath.