# What font does Microsoft Word use for \\scriptA etc.

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**Created:** [April 9, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-does-microsoft-word-use-for-scripta-etc/812108 "2018-04-09T19:23:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-does-microsoft-word-use-for-scripta-etc/812108/1 "2018-04-09T19:23:45Z")

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If you have Math AutoCorrect enabled

File Options Proofing {AutoCorrect button} [Math AutoCorret tab]  
Use Math AutoCorrect rules outside of math regions

when you type \scriptA etc., Word inserts a script letter A, etc. This font is similar to Euclid Math2 but definitely different. Does anyone know what font this is. I tried to paste a sample here, but SDMB pastes it as its own script font different from Word’s and Euclid’s

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**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-does-microsoft-word-use-for-scripta-etc/812108/2 "2018-04-09T23:17:35Z")

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I found this Stack Overflow post which might help:

[https://superuser.com/questions/428928/microsoft-word-how-to-use-equation-font-elsewhere](https://superuser.com/questions/428928/microsoft-word-how-to-use-equation-font-elsewhere)

The actual font used by the equation editor is Cambria Math; if that post is correct you should be able to find the characters you need in the Character Map application that ships with Windows.