Unlike a standard text font that maps letters to letters (A=U+0041), this font uses a special encoding that maps standard keyboard keys to mathematical, scientific, and Greek characters.
You might think, “We have emojis and Unicode now—why do I need a legacy symbol font?” Symbol Mt Normal.ttf
Next time you see that plain name in your font list, give it a nod. Not every font needs to be a work of art. Some just need to show up, work perfectly, and remind us that the Greek alphabet is only a font-switch away. Unlike a standard text font that maps letters