Illustrator 2025 29.1 Editing text font changes bug

[5ko2za]

Using the latest AI version 29.1

When I click in into an existing text box and edit the copy - the font is changed for the new typed text. It doesn't maintain the font of the text that I am editing.

Bug? Any ideas why?

[Anubhav M]

Hello @richards80293164,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind sharing more details, like the OS version, whether Illustrator behaves this way with all files, and a screen recording of your workflow and the problem, so I can better assist you?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Anubhav

[5ko2za]

Anubhav,

Thanks for your quick response.

I am using an iMac M3 running Sonoma 14.7. Just noticed this odd behaviour after installing latest Illustrator update. It happens with pre existing text boxes from current working files. New documents with newly created text boxes don't seem to have the effect.

See the screen recording I've taken as an example.

Thanks

Richard

[Anubhav M]

Hello @richards80293164,

Thanks for sharing the details and the screen recording. I am able to replicate this behavior on my end. Kindly allow me some time to check this with the team.

Anubhav

[Michael Karst]

Hi Anubhav,

I am having the exact same issue since updating to Illustrator v29.1 yesterday. This bug does not seem to affect newly created files in v29.1, only files created using previous versions of Illustrator. When I open an Illustrator file (created before v29.1) and change a font and then edit the text, Illustrator keeps changing the font back to whatever it was the last time the file was saved before upgrading to v29.1 — every single time.

Here is a list of scenarios I have already tested:

1. This affects all files created before v29.1
2. This affects all files created before v29.1 and then saved after v29.1
3. This affects all files created before v29.1 and then saved as a new file after v29.1
4. This affects all files created before v29.1 even when the text is copy-and-pasted into a new file created after v29.1
5. Does not seem to affect new files created after v29.1

As you can imagine, this wastes an incredible amount of time —having to undo these font changes every time I need to edit some text.

I am running an iMac (3.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5) on macOS Ventura 13.7.1. The screen recording that @richards80293164 shared with you is exactly what I am experiencing. Recommendations?

Thanks,

Mike.

[Marketing35293220qxm7]

I am having the exact same issue. Has anybody found a way to fix it?

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Please post over there: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/49111304-font-c... 

[J. Million]

Also having this annoying ass issue on Windows 11 in the latest version of AI. Absolutely BUGGING OUT!!!

Solution: Revert to previous version of AI

[Michael Karst]

Another temporary solution is to uncheck "Enable Missing Glyph Protection" in the settings panel until Adobe fixes this issue. You can find this setting under the "Illustrator / Settings... / Type..." menu. Not perfect, but at least you don't have to downgrade.

[Anubhav M]

Hello everyone,

Our product is aware of the problem and is currently investigating it. Please stay tuned for updates on the UserVoice (https://adobe.ly/40Xoikv)

In the meantime kindly try reverting to Illustrator 29.0.1 and share your observations.

Feel free to reach out if you have more questions or need assistance. We'd be happy to help.

Anubhav

[mimievarts]

 I did this and all my Illustrator preferences were reset... how do I get them back? 😞

[Monika Gause]

 I did this and all my Illustrator preferences were reset... how do I get them back? 😞

By @mimievarts

What did you do? Uncheck "Missing glyphs protection" and then all the prefs reset?

[gre3n3@rth]

Thankyou for the reply and information. reverted back to older version and fixed the annoying bug for the time-being. 

[5ko2za]

Thanks for the tip Michael. I'll see how that seetting change goes.

[RDZINE]

Thanks!

[Jesse372416280t1u]

Thank you!

[Moritz390450451m72]

Thanks!

[Barbara_Bazzi2476]

THANK YOUUUU it works!!!!

[Freddy_Ferreira]

Thank you, my friend. It worked, here.

[ameer_6535]

Same issue with mine as well, when writing in regular, after i delete an aplhabet to continue write, it automatically changed to bold for some reason. So the previous text was in regular font and half way is bold. Why is this happening.

[Rocambou]

When this going to be fixed???. Its a total disaster beeing hours working texts with this issue. So frustrating

[J. Million]

Revert to the previous version. Can't believe this still hasnt been fixed lol... 

[Holytypo]

Also have this. Illustrator is unusable right now.

[DavidLloydImageworks]

Turn off Missing glyphs protection in Preferences > Type helped fix much of the issue for now.

[FridayConcepts]

I was having this issue and this seemed to resolve it. Thank you!