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Re: 9 displays as - in every browser

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From	Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca>
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Subject	Re: 9 displays as - in every browser
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On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 18:50:51 +0000 (UTC), Eli the Bearded wrote:

 >> Seems to happen only for certain web sites.  
 >
 > And are those web sites specifying a particular font?

A typical problem site is imslp.org. I can't find where the
font is specified. It's not the default font I've specified
in preferences.

 > Have you tried this on another device? 

Yes.  Another CentOS-7 system.  No problems.

 > Have you tried cut-n-pasting the text to see if it shows
 > up as a - or a 9 in another program?

Selecting a title with 9s and pasting into an xterm shows
the 9s.

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9 displays as - in every browser Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2021-04-02 12:44 +0000
  Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-04-02 17:53 +0000
    Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2021-04-02 18:39 +0000
      Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-04-02 18:50 +0000
        Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2021-04-02 23:16 +0000
          Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-04-02 23:30 +0000
            Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2021-04-03 01:09 +0000
              Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Bob Tennent <rdtennent@tennent.ca> - 2021-04-03 01:45 +0000
                Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2021-04-03 05:26 +0000
  Re: 9 displays as - in every browser Jasen Betts <usenet@revmaps.no-ip.org> - 2021-04-03 03:35 +0000

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