# Strange text rendering in APDE editor

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124
**Category:** Processing for Android
**Created:** [October 2, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124 "2024-10-02T16:03:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![shedMusic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/shedmusic/32/601_2.png) [@shedMusic](https://discourse.processing.org/u/shedMusic)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124/1 "2024-10-02T16:03:00Z")

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Anybody else seeing this …

 ![Screenshot_20241002-165757](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/a/8/a8573ad980acf506fb26ea1b613c25244da0ca07.jpeg)

Processing key words are being displayed twice, once correctly and then in blue/grey etc ?

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### Author: ![abgregyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@abgregyz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/abgregyz)
#### Post date: [March 27, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124/2 "2025-03-27T20:29:53Z")

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I’ve seen the same. I don’t have a solution but I do have a workaround..

1. Cut the text from APDE
2. Paste it into any text editor of your choice. (I use Google Keep).
3. Copy the text from the text editor
4. Paste it back into APDE
5. The text rendering is then fixed.

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### Author: ![shedMusic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/shedmusic/32/601_2.png) [@shedMusic](https://discourse.processing.org/u/shedMusic)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124/3 "2025-03-28T07:39:00Z")

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@abgregyz

Hi and thanks for replying 👍

I’d forgotten about this issue but for info I have found the problem. It’s the default font choice on my MOTO phone causing the issue. It was changed by a system update to their own font, but switching it back to the stock Android font works 😃

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### Author: ![abgregyz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@abgregyz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/abgregyz)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124/4 "2025-04-01T20:47:16Z")

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Ah, that’s great to know. I’ll give it a go! 🙂

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### Author: ![anon15123282](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@anon15123282](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon15123282)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/strange-text-rendering-in-apde-editor/45124/5 "2025-07-16T07:03:09Z")

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I just have to put a spacebar somewhere or delete a empty space etc. just some manual editing, and it updates the text correctly…