# Embedded font not visible

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-not-visible/273685
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-not-visible/273685 "2008-10-18T22:29:40Z")
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### Author: ![Pherank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-not-visible/273685/1 "2008-10-18T22:29:40Z")

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I created a font symbol in the Library named Arial\_embed and I’m applying that to a textfield like so:

```auto

private var statusFormat:TextFormat;        

private function createStatusBox() {
            status = new TextField();
            status.wordWrap = true;
            status.embedFonts = true;
            status.antiAliasType = AntiAliasType.ADVANCED;
            statusFormat = new TextFormat("Arial_embed",14,0x000000,false,false,false,null,null,"left");
            status.defaultTextFormat = statusFormat;
            status.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
            status.y = stage.stageHeight - 80;
            addChild(status);
        }

```

But the text is invisible on the stage - what am I missing here?

(Note that the text will show up if I comment out the embedFonts and antiAliasType lines)