Adding a symbol makes the PDF huge

[adrfantini]

Description

I'm compiling on ArchLinux, and using any sym symbol increases the PDF size by about 9.7MB.
I cannot reproduce it on the web app (see below link), but with the same code, it can be reliably reproduced on my laptop.

Is it a matter of fonts (I'm using Noto Fonts by default)? How to fix it?

If it's a font issue, maybe a compiler warning could be useful?

Thanks!

Reproduction URL

https://typst.app/project/rnjf_mj61DhePSKMgYy1aa

Operating system

Linux

Typst version

• I am using the latest version of Typst

[PgBiel]

Related: #895

[PgBiel]

I cannot reproduce it on the web app (see below link), but with the same code, it can be reliably reproduced on my laptop.

Which Typst version are you using? (From typst --version)

[adrfantini]

I'm using what I believe is the latest official version, typst 0.11.0 (2bf9f95)

[Enivex]

It's one of two things. Either the subsetting @PgBiel mentioned, or because those symbols can become emojis depending on the font used.

Unless you explicitly set an emoji font, the font used will vary between your computer and the web-app depending on the fallback font used. Moreover, emojis are broken in pdf in the current release (they work on main).

[LaurenzV]

It is most likely #3777 it should be fixed on main.

[adrfantini]

That's awesome, thanks!

Any idea when it'll be out, or how I can work around it? Simply using a different font should be enough? Can I specify a font specifically for emojis?

[LaurenzV]

0.12 is probably still a while away. So the workarounds are

1. You compile Typst yourself and compile your document with that.
2. You can try using https://github.com/polazarus/typst-svg-emoji

Using another font won't be of much help because no emoji fonts work on Typst 0.11.

[adrfantini]

thank you, appreciate it