PDFをエクセルに変換したデータが、水とか西とか車という漢字が遊ゴシックになってしまいます。

Question

全選択してフォントをＭＳ Ｐゴシックに変更しても、特定の漢字だけ遊ゴシックから変更されません。

特定の漢字は、水、西、車、用、生、小などです。

置換で游ゴシックの水をコピーして、水と打込んで変換するとやっと直ります。

既定のフォントやテーマのフォントをＭＳ Ｐゴシックにしてもダメでした。

なぜなんでしょうか。

Answer 1

Dear TS0806, 

I'm sorry to hear that you're having trouble with Excel. 

After researching, I have some technical explanation: 

1. Missing Glyphs in MS P Gothic 
   MS P Gothic is a legacy font and may not include all glyphs for modern Unicode characters or certain kanji variants. When a glyph is missing, Microsoft Office applications automatically substitute it from a fallback font—often Yu Gothic, which is the default modern Japanese UI font in Windows.
2. Font Linking in Windows 
   Windows uses a system called font linking to ensure characters are always rendered, even if the selected font doesn’t support them. This means:  
   • You may think you're using MS P Gothic.
   • But for unsupported characters, Windows silently pulls glyphs from Yu Gothic or another fallback font.
3. Character Encoding Differences 
   When you retype a character (like 水) manually, it may be encoded differently (e.g., full-width vs. half-width, or different Unicode normalization), which can affect how the font engine renders it. That’s why retyping sometimes “fixes” the issue.

If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to reach me and I will be glad to assist you further.   

Appreciate your patience with us.  
Looking forward to your response and have a great day ahead!!  
Best regards 

Kai Vo - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist