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Mermaid911
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April 10, 2022
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Allandnone font

Hello, I have long documents that use allandnone font. This font does not seem to be availble on Acrobat. Is there any way to get it or purchase it please? No other font is close enough. Thank you.

    Brad @ Roaring Mouse
    Brad @ Roaring MouseCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 11, 2022

    It's not actually a font of its own. Whatever program created your PDF embedded a subset of ALL the characters in your document and lumped them together in a fake set called All And None, with it's own custom encoding. It can actually be any font or any combinations of fonts of any weight in the same embedding.

    Based on your screen grab, yours is a subsetted Arial. Use that.

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    Brad @ Roaring Mouse
    Community Expert
    Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 11, 2022

    It's not actually a font of its own. Whatever program created your PDF embedded a subset of ALL the characters in your document and lumped them together in a fake set called All And None, with it's own custom encoding. It can actually be any font or any combinations of fonts of any weight in the same embedding.

    Based on your screen grab, yours is a subsetted Arial. Use that.

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      JudiD
      Participant
      May 1, 2025

      How to convert allandnone in Acrobat Pro? 
      I'm looking to replace it, or 'unpack' it.

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      AnandSri
      AnandSri
      Legend
      May 1, 2025

      Hello Judi!

       

      I hope you are doing well, and thanks for reaching out.

       

      ​The "AllAndNone" font appearing in your PDF indicates that the document contains text without a standard, embedded font. This placeholder font is often used when the original font is missing, improperly embedded, or the text is part of a scanned image or vector graphic. "AllAndNone" is not an actual font but a placeholder name assigned by Acrobat when it cannot identify or access the original font used in the document.

       

       

      • Check Font Embedding:

        • Open the PDF in Acrobat.

        • Navigate to File > Properties > Fonts tab.

        • Verify if the fonts are listed and embedded. If not, the text may not be editable.​

      • Use OCR for Scanned Documents:

        • If the PDF is a scan, use Acrobat's OCR feature:

          • Go to All Tools > Scan & OCR > Recognize Text.

          • This will convert the image-based text into editable text.

      Contact the Document Creator:

      • If possible, request a new version of the PDF with fonts properly embedded.

       

      To learn more about embedding fonts in a PDF, see this article: https://adobe.ly/4iEdXyP

       

      I hope this helps.

      Thanks,

      Anand Sri.

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