# "Cursive" in font name and Microsoft apps

**URL:** <https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049>\
**Category:** Using Fonts\
**Created:** [May 17, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049 "2024-05-17T17:10:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jscruggs](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/jscruggs/32/8728_2.png) [@Jscruggs](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/Jscruggs)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049/1 "2024-05-17T17:10:11Z")

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I have a font family with “Cursive” in the font name. It has a range of weighs and italics. The font works correctly in Adobe apps but in Microsoft apps, choosing the regular style activates the italic button and choosing an italic style still shows the upright font.  
I think what might be happening is Microsoft apps interperet “Cursive” to mean Italic and conflicts occur. If I change the name to “Cursiv” or anything else, everything works properly.  
Is there any other way around this? I believe I have set up everything correctly following the [Naming](https://glyphsapp.com/learn/naming) tutorial.

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**Author:** ![mekkablue](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/mekkablue/32/23_2.png) [@mekkablue](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/mekkablue)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049/2 "2024-05-18T20:42:22Z")

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Thank you for bringing this up. Reminds me that @lettersfromswe also once discovered a hardcoded name limitation but I forgot what it was.

If you want me to take a look at the file, please send it to me. Does it work when you change the name to Carsive or something like that?

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**Author:** ![lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/lettersfromswe/32/9228_2.png) [@lettersfromswe](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/lettersfromswe)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049/5 "2024-05-19T10:38:25Z")

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Yes, don’t you dare try to have the letter combination ”NOR” in the family name if you want your typeface to work as expected in Office. In Sweden we have the swedish official post ”Postnord” who can not have their company name in their custom fonts because of this bug.

I think also part of the problem is Microsoft INCREDIBLE BAD support when bringing something like this up. They just ignore you if you are a ”third party”…

🤷🏻‍♂️

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**Author:** ![mekkablue](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/user_avatar/forum.glyphsapp.com/mekkablue/32/23_2.png) [@mekkablue](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/u/mekkablue)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.glyphsapp.com/t/cursive-in-font-name-and-microsoft-apps/30049/6 "2024-05-20T07:19:03Z")

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Thank you, I’ll add these to the tutorial.