[okular] [Bug 506672] New: em-dash not shown in Okular, but shown in other viewers in one file

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=506672

            Bug ID: 506672
           Summary: em-dash not shown in Okular, but shown in other
                    viewers in one file
    Classification: Applications
           Product: okular
      Version First 25.04.3
       Reported In:
          Platform: Fedora RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: PDF backend
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: ospalh at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 183007
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=183007&action=edit
The file with the invisible em-dash

SUMMARY
In this one file i have the em-dash on the fifth line of the body text is not
shown. It shows up in other PDF viewers (Firefox built-in, xpdf, gv).


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open the file no-em-dash.pdf
2. Look at the line »Not even—especially not for money."«


OBSERVED RESULT
The em-dash between »even« and »especially« is not shown. Even tho the text
selection copied it (see above).

EXPECTED RESULT
There should be a visible em-dash

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.15.3-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.3 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Manufacturer: ARLT Computer-Produkte GmbH
Product Name: ARLT Quattro Power Station PRO IV / W10 (3080618A-U140-V2.9)
System Version: 2.0


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I tried it with XOrg on the same system as well, instead of Wayland. Same
thing.

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