In Password use different colors for special characters, numbers, alphabetic characters.
Bitwarden has a very nice feature that shows special characters, numbers, and alphanumeric characters with different colours. This is great since allow the user to spot the correct characters quite easily.
Bitwarden uses the following convention:
* Alphabetic characters = white
* Numbers = magenta
* Special Characters = Red
h2ogeek
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EAPTCB
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Sometimes, when logging in (particularly with many UK banks), you’re asked to enter specific characters from your password rather than the full string. This can be frustrating when using long, complex passwords.
Visually parsing certain characters can be difficult, especially when they look similar. You often find yourself double-checking things like: “Is that a zero or the letter O?” or “Is that an uppercase I or a lowercase l?”
A potential solution would be to color-code characters by type: keep letters white, display numbers in a different color, and use another color for special characters. This would make it easier to distinguish between similar-looking characters and reduce input errors when responding to partial-character login requests.
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Onno
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Same! Lastpass uses the same feature and I love it! It makes it much easier to type (sometimes we have to) passwords from the screen without guessing if it's a l, I or 1. ;)
Lastpass uses:
* Alphabetic characters = white
* Numbers = red
* Special Characters = blue