Why do text on some websites appear scrambled in Safari

safaritext;web-browsing

Safari has started display scrambled text on some websites. This only happens on certain site and in Safari. I've also noticed that the problem may appear in certain spots on the website, like the header, or an ad on Facebook.

Here's a screenshot of oDesk.com in Safari 5.1 (7534.48.3)

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And here's a comparison in Chrome (13.0.782.112)

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The problem only cropped up today but it's really frustrating as Safari is my main browser. I've tried deleting the Preferences file but that didn't solve the problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Best Answer

Fixed-width text not appearing correctly in Safari after Lion upgrade

This is a known bug. Check the link above and see if my instructions fix it for you.

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