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Font issues with mail... Apple mail turns characters into boxed question marks.

This has been occurring for several years. Ugh! Fonts will show incorrectly, and I believe it always associated with System fonts.


How do I fix this, without manually changing the font for each email?


iMac Pro, macOS 11.6

Posted on Jun 10, 2022 10:47 AM

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The first thing to try is to go to Font Book app and do File > Restore Standard fonts.

Posted on Jun 11, 2022 2:20 AM

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Font issues with mail... Apple mail turns characters into boxed question marks.

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