https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171762
Bug ID: 171762
Summary: FILEOPEN: DOCX: Checked checkbox symbols rendered as
empty squares on Linux due to missing font
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 26.2.1.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Created attachment 206688
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Sample docx file which can be used to reproduce the issue
Issue Description:
Opening a DOCX file in LibreOffice Writer (headless, Linux) results in checked
checkbox symbols (☑ / ☒) being rendered as empty squares (□) instead of their
correct checked appearance.
The same DOCX file displays the checkboxes correctly (☑ / ☒) in Microsoft Word,
confirming this is a LibreOffice DOCX import and/or font mapping issue.
This also reproduces when the DOCX is converted to PDF via LibreOffice's
headless PDF pipeline — the exported PDF shows empty squares in place of the
checked symbols.
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Export the provided docx file to PDF via headless --convert-to pdf.
2.Compare the result with the same file opened in Microsoft Word on Windows.
Actual Results:
The checked checkbox symbols (☑ / ☒) — which are Wingdings2 characters in the
DOCX — are rendered as empty squares □ in LibreOffice Writer generated PDF
file.
Expected Results:
The checked checkbox symbols (☑ / ☒) should render correctly, preserving their
checked appearance, matching the display in Microsoft Word.
Additional Info:
libreoffice26.2-writer-26.2.1.2-2.x86_64
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