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Font changes when editing text of a pasted text layer

  • May 6, 2025
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Just updated Photoshop to 26.6.0

If I copy and past a text layer, then edit the text. While it displays the correct font in the top drop down, it's not using that font. It's using 'Myriad Pro'. I have to type a few letters, highlight them, change it to the correct font, then I can continue editing in the intended font.

I would expect it to work the same as editing an existing text layer.

    Correct answer Aleke

    @Aleke Sorry forgot to tag you!


    Hi @Property Plus! Thanks so much for getting back to us.

    Would you and @artistic_enthusiasm5413 be able to try out a quick workaround? Some users who ran into a similar issue in the past were able to resolve it by turning off “Missing Glyph Protection” under Preferences > Type. Could you give that a try and let us know if it helps?

    Really appreciate your help with this!

    Alek

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    AlekeCommunity Manager
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    May 6, 2025

    Hi @artistic_enthusiasm5413! Welcome to the community!

    I tried testing this out on my end but haven't been able to reproduce the issue so far. Does this happen with every font? Have you tried resetting your Photoshop preferences? If you could share a screen recording showcasing the error, that would be super helpful for us to investigate further.

    Thanks a bunch!

    Alek

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    artistic_enthusiasm5413Author
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    May 6, 2025

    I've tried a dozen fonts at random and it was the same. I will do a recording before trying the reset so you can see the issue even if the reset fixes it.

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    May 7, 2025

    Hey @artistic_enthusiasm5413! Thanks a lot for the video! 

    I followed your steps but unfortunately couldn't reproduce the issue on my end. To investigate further, could you share your System Info? You can find it in Photoshop under Help > System Info. Just copy the info to a text file and attach it to your response, or share it with us through Google Drive, WeTransfer, or another file-sharing platform.

     

    Also, could you let me know what method you're using to duplicate your layer? Are you using Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V? If so, can you try other methods like using Ctrl + J or right-clicking the layer and selecting Duplicate Layer? Let me know if the behavior is the same or if those methods work.

    Thanks a bunch!

    Alek


    In the video I was using keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl + C/V). Problem also occurs using the menu to copy and paste.

    Duplicating the layer, either through keyboard shortcuts or other methods doesn't have the font issue (i.e. it works fine).

    I also tried in Illustrator, copying and pasting or duplciating a text layer doesn't have an issue.

    I installed an older version of Photoshop, v25.12.3. Copying and pasting text layers doesn't reproduce the issue (it works as expected)

     

    System info attached.

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