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What browser are you using and what character(s) is displaying as ?
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Have you tried converting symbols to their html counterpart before entering them in the database using htmlentities() ?

For eg, the Euro symbol, depending on the encoding text will displaying incorrectly on Firefox, but will do fine when 'encoded' using htmlentities() for storing.

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