Acrobat: Generating Junk Characters

Issue:

Acrobat creates junk characters/font when generating or printing a PDF.


Reference:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/junk-characters/td-p/9848847


Try the following steps:

  1. Click on Print.
  2. Select Adobe PDF as Printer.
  3. Click on Properties/Preferences.
  4. Uncheck the box next to Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts.
  5. Select OK.
  6. Save the PDF.
  7. Try Printing the PDF again.