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October 10, 2024
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Numbers showing as mathematical symbols in Illustrator

  • October 10, 2024
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I opened an existing file and suddenly the numbers are appearing as mathematical symbols. I notice that this is happening only with certain typefaces/weights. But these are typefaces/weights that I have been using for a client for years without issue, and this is a new bug.

 

For example, it looks fine in the Bold weight, but not in Medium (this is the Google Fonts version of Barlow).

 

I wonder if this is due to a recent upgrade in Adobe Illustrator or Mac OS.

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
October 10, 2024

This is an AI file?

Can you get a newer version of the font?

Can you get the font from a different source?

soujo1Author
Participating Frequently
October 10, 2024

P.S. This problem is not replicated in InDesign using the same typefaces/weights.