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@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ Make sure you [install the font](https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode/wiki/Install
 
 Scintilla is the text editor control within Notepad++. Enabling DirectWrite in Scintilla lets Windows do some Windows-y things to the text drawn to screen, like rendering the advanced typography features of OpenType.
 
+#### For Notepad++ v7.8.8 and newer
+* Open Preferences dialog via _**`Settings `**_> _**`Preferences...`**_
+* Enable DirectWrite via _**`MISC.`**_> _**`Use DirectWrite (May improve rendering special characters, need to restart Notepad++)`**_
+* Restart Notepadd++
+
+#### For older Notepad++ versions
 You need to install **LuaScript** plugin:
 
 * Open the Plugins admin via _**`Plugins`**_ > _**`Plugins Admin...`**_