I have this text in my Notepad++ loaded into the controls
I ♥ | ❤️ coding
The first heart is duplicated on the TextBox and RichTextBox controls

but displays completely fine in the TextBlock control (problem is I need to be able to copy the text displayed in the control)

When the Textbox text is copied into clipboard is:
I ♥♥ | ❤️ coding
I have this text in my Notepad++ loaded into the controls
I ♥ | ❤️ coding
The first heart is duplicated on the TextBox and RichTextBox controls

but displays completely fine in the TextBlock control (problem is I need to be able to copy the text displayed in the control)

When the Textbox text is copied into clipboard is:
I ♥♥ | ❤️ coding