Despite its standardization, the Symbol Mt Normal.ttf file can be a source of frustration. The most common problems stem from its commercial licensing, which prevents it from being universally distributed.

Mac users often experience issues with this font because the macOS system "Symbol" font is Unicode-based, while the Windows "SymbolMT" version is an older non-Unicode symbol font.

Highlight the text and manually re-assign the font to "Symbol MT" from your software's font dropdown menu. Issue 2: PDF export breaks the symbols