I'm working on a project where respondents may enter usernames, social media handles, or other text containing Unicode symbols and decorative characters.I know LimeSurvey supports UTF-8, but I'm curious about real-world behavior when exporting responses to Excel (.xlsx or .csv).For example:
Do stylized Unicode characters remain intact after export?
Are there any character types that tend to break or display incorrectly in Excel?
Has anyone noticed differences between Excel, Google Sheets, and LibreOffice?
Are there any recommended test cases for validating Unicode compatibility?
I generated a few sample strings using a Unicode text generator ([url]
letrasbonitas.com.es
[/url]) and some of them contain characters from Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols and other Unicode blocks. Before running large-scale tests, I'd like to hear if anyone has already experimented with this in production surveys.Any experiences or recommendations would be appreciated.