# New in 8.1.28: Custom Touchscreen Keyboard Support

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-in-8-1-28-custom-touchscreen-keyboard-support/72772>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [April 21, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-in-8-1-28-custom-touchscreen-keyboard-support/72772 "2023-04-21T17:15:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 25, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-in-8-1-28-custom-touchscreen-keyboard-support/72772/3 "2023-04-25T14:41:47Z")

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Yes, any Unicode character will work. Most emoji don't currently _render_ in our embedded font, but we're treating that as a bug. The characters do still insert into the text field, though. Other characters such as most of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean language families will need you to install additional font extensions manually, which is documented in the manual.

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