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I'm attempting to change my Netgear router's SSID to a string containing emoji characters: "Wi-Fi 📡".

When I change the Name (SSID) field to a new value containing an emoji, the router login page displays the error:

www.routerlogin.com says
Character is not allowed in SSID.

I have used emoji in the SSID of wireless networks from other router brands including Apple and UniFi.

Are emoji really not available in Netgear SSID strings? If so, where is this confirmed by Netgear?

Is there any way to force the router to use an emoji-containing name?

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Please refer to the following steps:

  1. Go to your Netgear admin panel and craft your beautiful emoji-enriched SSID.

  2. Open up the developer console.

  3. Override the validation function by typing in window.checkData = function() { return true; } (and then pressing Return)

  4. Craft emoji-enriched SSID.

  5. Save.

For more details, please refer to the following link:

Emojify your Wi-Fi (Netgear R6300 edition)

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  • The function is called window.check_ssid in the newer models, but, sadly, the router barfs with status 400 when the js makes the request to save the fancy SSID ;-(
    – Dima Tisnek
    Commented Oct 17, 2022 at 11:25

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