How can I get back the old version of Courier font

Apple support verified that the old version of the font Courier (called just “Courier”) was replaced in Ventura by an updated one called “Courier New.” The old version is no longer available. The new version has different attributes - larger “X” height, thinner strokes of the font, different width of characters, etc.

Before Ventura, there were two fonts - Courier and Courier New. Now only Courier New exists. And when you open a Word file, a document using plain Courier now uses Courier New.

Although it may look “similar”, it is different and changes hundreds of Word file documents of mine that use the old Courier font. For some of my documents, what used to be just one page in Word is now two pages because of the larger “X” height of the characters. The thinner aspect of the strokes in the letters also makes it a little harder to read.

They said they have no work around from Apple. The old version is gone and is not available any longer. My Macbook Air still has the old font as it is not upgraded to Ventura, and a side by side comparison of the same file proves the difference, which I sent to to Apple Support to explain my issue.

I am investigating third party fonts to see if I can find one that will work, but alas, Apple dropped a simple font that has existed since 1984 and the original Mac.

Thanks for the suggestion.

When I do that on my MacBook Air, go to ~/Library/Fonts, nothing is there. No fonts listed at all. So, I'm back to square one.

I did a finder search and found a Font folder with Courier.ttc in it. Will try that one...thanks, again, for the suggestion.