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Why is text on some sites showing up as strange symbols?

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sRhea replied
sRhea
sRhea

Seems that bolded type is substituted with square containing an "A" on some some sites. Tried the solution suggested for another user, but did not work for me. I use Firefox on my Macbook Pro with OS 10.9.5

Seems that bolded type is substituted with square containing an "A" on some some sites. Tried the solution suggested for another user, but did not work for me. I use Firefox on my Macbook Pro with OS 10.9.5

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philipp
philipp
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Isisombululo Esikhethiwe

hi, this was a bug in firefox 56 when the third-party Extensis Suitcase Fusion font manager was also present on the system. this issue should be fixed in the new firefox quantum release that is available since a few hours...

Update Firefox to the latest release

sRhea
sRhea Umnikazi wombuzo

Weird characters gone! Thanks, philipp, for the assist. :)