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You can only configure the death symbol from this tab.
If the fontconfig [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Prerequisite|prerequisite has been installed]], then on the {{man label|Genealogical Symbols}} tab select the {{man button|Try to find}} button, Gramps will attempt to detect any suitable unicode text fonts that include gylphs for all the required symbols. After clicking the "Try to find" button in the Genealogical Symbols preferences tab
[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-FindFont-51.png|center|thumb|300px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - Finding fonts]]
For a Windows 10 computer with 191 font families installed, 1 Unicode font (Segoe UI Symbol) was found that included all the required glyphs.
When the search has completed select one of the fonts from the {{man button|Choose font}} list and then select the checkbox:<br />{{checkbox|1|Use symbols}}
:List of Genealogical Symbols shown (listed in order shown at bottom screenshot):
[[File:EditPreferences-GenealogicalSymbols-tab-activated-51.png|right|thumb|450px|Fig. {{#var:chapter}}.{{#vardefineecho:figure|{{#expr:{{#var:figure}}+1}}}} "Genealogical Symbols" - Preferences tab - activated defaults]]
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=== Where are the Symbol definitions are stored in Gramps ===
The definitions for Genealogical Symbols for Gramps labels are located in the Gramps application directory. The relative file subpath is: https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/maintenance/gramps51/[https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/blob/maintenance/gramps51/gramps/gen/utils/symbols.py gramps\gen\utils\symbols.py]
