title: Rendering HTML symbols/entities in Chrome
body: <p>is it just me, or does Chrome no longer render HTML characters such as the <code>&amp;mdash;</code>? I've tried changing the DOCTYPE, changing the character encoding meta tag, changing the character encoding option in Chrome, and even using the entity number instead of the entity name. I cannot for the life of me get Chrome to display an em dash, and I've noticed that it isn't rendering it for other sites as well. Has anyone else had this problem also?</p>
  
  <p><br/><strong><em>UPDATE</em></strong><br/></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Are you sure the font you're using
    actually has an em dash character? - Andrew Marshall</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>It just dawned on me what's going on. A while ago, I wanted to be able to use Helvetica Neue on Windows, and I didn't want to fork out a few hundred bucks, so I copied the font file from a Mac, converted it to a TTF on Ubuntu, and brought it over to Windows. I guess the tool I used didn't convert all the characters because it obviously can't display the em dash. The only reason I noticed the problem in Chrome is because the other non-webkit browsers wouldn't use Helvetica Neue for some reason.</p>
  
  <p>Arg... I feel stupid. Thanks for the help!</p>