diff --git a/examples/opengl_example/main.cpp b/examples/opengl_example/main.cpp
index 64bd1feb..0f795ce1 100644
--- a/examples/opengl_example/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/opengl_example/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int main(int, char**)
     //io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF("c:\\Windows\\Fonts\\ArialUni.ttf", 18.0f, NULL, io.Fonts->GetGlyphRangesJapanese());
 
     // Merge glyphs from multiple fonts into one (e.g. combine default font with another with Chinese glyphs, or add icons)
-    //ImWchar icons_ranges[] = { 0xf000, 0xf3ff, 0 };
+    //static const ImWchar icons_ranges[] = { 0xf000, 0xf3ff, 0 }; // will not be copied by AddFont* so keep in scope.
     //ImFontConfig icons_config; icons_config.MergeMode = true; icons_config.PixelSnapH = true;
     //io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF("../../extra_fonts/DroidSans.ttf", 18.0f);
     //io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF("../../extra_fonts/fontawesome-webfont.ttf", 18.0f, &icons_config, icons_ranges);
diff --git a/extra_fonts/README.txt b/extra_fonts/README.txt
index 039c026d..e75c5659 100644
--- a/extra_fonts/README.txt
+++ b/extra_fonts/README.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
    io.Fonts->AddFontDefault();
 
    // Add character ranges and merge into main font
-   ImWchar ranges[] = { 0xf000, 0xf3ff, 0 };
+   // The ranges array is not copied by the AddFont* functions and is used lazily
+   // so ensure it is available for duration of font usage
+   static const ImWchar ranges[] = { 0xf000, 0xf3ff, 0 };
    ImFontConfig config;
    config.MergeMode = true;
    io.Fonts->AddFontFromFileTTF("fontawesome-webfont.ttf", 16.0f, &config, ranges);