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Rodrick-EPL
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August 4, 2023
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Problems with Arial "s" and "t" characters

  • August 4, 2023
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Hello, comrades. I have a problem related to fonts in Indesign that I've never seen anything like it and I have no idea how to search to solve it.
Specifically in the "Arial Regular" font, when the characters "s" and "t" are side by side, a curved line appears from the upper point of the "s" to the top of the letter "t". Always in lower case.
If anyone has experienced this and/or knows how to solve it I would be very grateful.

 

Attached is a photo and file with the problem.


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Correct answer BobLevine

Turn off the ligature if you don't like it.

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Peter Spier
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Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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August 4, 2023

That's a ligature. and the s-t ligature is not particularly common, so I'm surprised it's included in Arial.

You can turn off ligatures as part of the style assigned to the text or as a local override. Turning off ligatures does not seem to affect the f-f ligature in Arial.

Steve Werner
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Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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August 4, 2023

I opened up your InDesign file.

 

When I select the words affected I don't see the "st" issue which looks like a ligature.

 

But when I look at your paragraph style, it looks like you have Contextual Alternates turned on. Try turning it off.

 

I suspect that that's the issue.

 

    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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    August 4, 2023

    It's not, apparently, a contextual alternate. I tried turning that off before posting.

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 4, 2023

    Turn off the ligature if you don't like it.

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