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elfaidi-ghassen opened this issue May 15, 2025 · 1 comment
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Inappropriate Arabic Initials in Profile Pictures #29316

elfaidi-ghassen opened this issue May 15, 2025 · 1 comment
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@elfaidi-ghassen
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Steps to reproduce

Set the profile name to طارق زيدان.
The initials will display as طز.
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Expected behaviour

Arabic initials should be generated in a way that avoids inappropriate or offensive combinations.
Perhaps only using the first letter might solve the problem.

Actual behaviour

If the user's name is طارق زيدان, the initials shown are طز, which is an can be an an offensive Arabic slang term (in some countries)

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Windows 10

Version of Telegram Desktop

Version 5.14.2 x64

Installation source

Static binary from official website

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levicki commented May 29, 2025

@elfaidi-ghassen Instead of asking to fix an impossible thing like this (who knows how many such combinations exist), why not just set a profile image and then nobody will see the initials? You don't have to put your own image, and you can even put an image with initials of your choice on it.

If the problem is with other users' initials, that's something you shouldn't be able to enforce anyway.

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