[live4lax364]

hey, I didnt exactly know where to post this, but recently i have been getting this wierd font in things such as RSS feeds like the dictionary widget on my dashboard, and on a few websites in safari. I can't figure out which font it is, or how to fix it, so i thought a few experts here might be able to help. I took a small screenshot of this text on an article.




Does anyone know what the font is or how to fix it?

--Thanks

[JKT]

Did you install MS Office recently?

[live4lax364]

I installed 04' a while ago, around july. Would this do anything?

[JKT]

It is probably a font conflict caused by Helvetica Fractions which I think Office '04 installs. Try disabling that font (if you have it) in Font Book (and resolve any font duplicates while you are there - select all your fonts and choose Resolve duplicates from the Edit menu - it will select the most recent version of the font to keep active and disable any older versions also present).

If that doesn't work, try clearing your font caches (you can do it by hand, or use some software if you prefer):

Font Finagler

N.B. Times Phonetic is another font that causes the same issue.

Edit: you can read a bit more about the issue here - the second link also links to a Garbled Fonts guide:

Inspiration Through Design: Corrupt Fonts Accept Bribes

CreativeTechs Tips: Garbled Font Fix: Helvetica Fractions

Edit 2: It looks more likely that you have an issue with Times Phonetic rather than Helvetica Fractions:

CreativeTechs Tips: Garbled Fonts Troubleshooting Guide.