Searching for the U+FFFD � REPLACEMENT CHARACTER in Word

[jmt356]

How do I search for the white question mark on a black diamond background (the U+FFFD � REPLACEMENT CHARACTER) in Word? I want to delete all instances of it in my document.

[HansV]

Press Ctrl+H to activate the Replace dialog.
Type fffd and press Alt+X to insert the U+FFFD character into the 'Find what' box.

[jmt356]

When I press alt + x, Match prefix is ticked and ffdd becomes �. When I press alt + x again, Match prefix is unticked. The search turns up spaces throughout the document, but not the � character.

[HansV]

Sorry about that - I should have known that. Enter

^u65533

in the 'Find what' box. 65533 is the decimal equivalent of hexadecimal FFFD.

[jmt356]

That worked; thank you.