STMZH Tamil font shows box when pressing Space Bar in Photoshop

Question

Hello Adobe Team,I am facing a Tamil legacy font compatibility issue in the latest version of Photoshop.I use STMZH Tamil fonts, especially STMZH-073, with Azhagi+ for professional wedding invitation and printing work. Tamil letters are displayed correctly, but whenever I press the Space Bar, Photoshop displays a square box character instead of a normal blank space.The same STMZH fonts worked correctly in Photoshop 2020. This problem occurs in newer Photoshop versions.Current setup:Photoshop: 27.xOperating System: WindowsFont: STMZH-073 and other STMZH Tamil fontsTamil typing software: Azhagi+Steps to reproduce:Open Photoshop.Select STMZH-073 font.Type Tamil using Azhagi+.Press the Space Bar between two Tamil words.A square box appears instead of a normal space.I have many existing PSD wedding invitation files that use STMZH fonts, so changing the font or copying and pasting spaces manually is not practical for our daily work.Please investigate this legacy Tamil font compatibility issue and restore the space handling that worked correctly in Photoshop 2020.

Sameer K · Answer

Hey, ​@quirky_Daisy9e20. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll help you figure this out.The box that appears is likely due to how that font maps the space character. Some third-party fonts include a visible glyph (instead of a blank space) at the standard space position (U+0020), and Photoshop renders whatever glyph the font provides.You can try a different Tamil font, such as Noto Sans Tamil or Adobe Tamil, both of which handle spacing correctly. If you need STMZH specifically, check whether a newer version of the font is available from the developer with a corrected space glyph.Thanks!Sameer K(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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