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Font issue Inter in PowerPoint
Hi everyone
The font "Inter" in PowerPoint incorrectly displays some special characters (ß, –, —) when exported as PDF. It shows correctly in PowerPoint and only displays as "No Glyph" when exported.
As the letter "ß" is commonly used in German, this is a noticeable problem for us. The phenomenon is happening on all checked company devices, in the desktop software and browser version. I deleted the font multiple times and installed different versions (variable and static from Google and GitHub). We only use the light weight, but it also happens in the other weights.
Does anyone have any idea why that is and how to fix it?
I'm thankful for any hints!
Nele
Microsoft 365
PowerPoint Version: 16.101.2 (25092825) for Mac
Mac Tahoe 26.1 (25B78)
Chrome Version 144.0.7559.97 (Offizieller Build) (arm64)
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The issue encountered with the Inter font in PowerPoint for Mac during PDF export is related to how Office for Mac manages font embedding and glyph support. Microsoft has acknowledged that non-standard fonts may not embed reliably in exported PDFs, which can result in missing characters such as the German sharp S (ß), the en dash (–), and the em dash (—). To ensure accurate rendering, Microsoft’s official guidance recommends embedding custom fonts within the presentation or utilizing Office cloud fonts, which are fully supported across export formats.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/benefits-of-embedding-custom-fonts-cb3982aa-ea76-4323-b008-86670f222dbc
