Can't using Source Han Serif in Acrobat (but can in other apps)
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I installed the Source Han Serif Simplified Chinese font from Adobe. However, when I try to use this font in the header or footer of a document in Acrobat, the text simply disappears. I can use other Chinese fonts (such as the OS included Songti) but not Source Han Serif. Funny enough, I can use Source Han Serif in other Adobe apps (such as Illustrator). But in Acrobat it gives me trouble.
I have already tried reinstalling the font (reactiving it in the Adobe CC app) as well as reinstalling Acrobat to no avail. I also tried downloading the font directly from Github, and also installing the Google variant (Noto Serif SC).
I also tried this on 3 different computers - including 2 Macs (running 13.1) and 1 Windows 11 PC
I still think this issue is related to the font somehow being improperly installed. Any ideas? Thanks!
video of what happens when I use the font in Acrobat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTOVswnnN0I
I'm not sure how this is a font problem, but I'm also not sure why it doesn't work. I tried Source Han Sans and Serif and got the same result. I opened an issue with the Acrobat team to investigate.
Thanks for the reply! It's good to know I'm not the only one with this issue.
I did some more testing. The issue just seems to be with Source Han Serif - as other fonts work well in Acrobat. In fact, Hans Serif doesn't work in other PDF applications as well, including Foxit. I was able to get it working in PDF Expert on the Mac, but it crashes a lot and is unreliable.
On the other hand, in word processing applications such as Word & Pages (iWork) Source Han Serif works without issue.
The same applies for the Noto variant.
Given this result, I thought there was some mutual incompatibility between PDFs and Source Han Serif - which is ironic considering Adobe is behind both products