Sorry for the late reply. I will create a Debian VM and see if I can replicate it with the latest Emacs version built from source and get back to you. I did notice in a internet search that there's another bug referencing this one https://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2020-09/msg00169.html On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 9:20 AM Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote: > Will Bush writes: > > > git clone https://github.com/adobe-fonts/adobe-blank.git > > cd adobe-blank > > sudo cp AdobeBlank.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ > > fc-cache > > time emacs -Q --eval '(message "︵")' -kill > > > > And it took 4 minutes in the virtual machine! > > I tried this on Debian/bookworm with Emacs 28.1 (and 29), but was unable > to see anything odd -- but Emacs chose to use the Noto font for that > character here. > > Are you still seeing this problem in recent Emacs/OS versions? > > -- > (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) > bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no >