# Why does the editor not display the fonts in the referenced ttf file?

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**Created:** [October 25, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/why-does-the-editor-not-display-the-fonts-in-the-referenced-ttf-file/83376 "2026-10-25T22:56:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/why-does-the-editor-not-display-the-fonts-in-the-referenced-ttf-file/83376/1 "2026-10-25T22:56:27Z")

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In the ‘GUI font’ example [Defold examples](https://defold.com/examples/?tag=font)  
In the Defold editor (Linux 1.14.0):  
When I open test\_ar.json all the (Arabic) characters are correctly displayed.  
When I run the game, all characters are correctly displayed.  
when I open noto\_ar.font none of the characters in the json file are displayed, why is this?  
(clicking all-characters, in properties, does not add them)