BUG-000165985 for ArcGIS Pro

Bug ID Number	BUG-000165985
Submitted	March 15, 2024
Last Modified	November 3, 2024
Applies to	ArcGIS Pro
Version found	3.1.3
Operating System	Windows Server
Operating System Version	2019 64 Bit
Version Fixed	3.5
Status	As Designed

Additional Information

The font included is missing the custom vertical transformation (CVT) table, which causes it to not be considered a valid font for embedding in a PDF export. This triggers ArcGIS Pro to fall back to embedding it as outlines - which is what causes the display artifacts mentioned in the bug. Turning font embedding OFF allows the font to be referenced, where the missing CVT table can be safely ignored by the viewing application. As such, this behavior is as designed. It is planned to include more diagnostic info about fonts that fail to fully embed or are reduced in quality on embedding in a future release of ArcGIS Pro. For now, the suggested workaround is to either switch to using variable version of this font (Montserrat-VariableFont_wght.ttf) or update to a newer/older version of Montserrat from the font foundry which does not have the missing CVT table.