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The following MWE produces a blank document, as the default font does not contain ⟿.

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{polyglossia} \usepackage{fontspec} \begin{document} \(⟿\) \end{document}

Adding \usepackage{unicode-math} solves the issue:

Unicode-math

How can I get this arrow without using unicode-math? I could prefix the character with \fontspec{some font}, but I don't know which font gives this particular look; other fonts that I tried looked rather different (for example with Asana Math):

Asana math

How do I get the curly arrow pictured above without loading unicode-math?

EDIT: Explicitly selecting Latin Modern Math gives me a blank document:

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{polyglossia} \usepackage{fontspec} \begin{document} \fontspec{Latin Modern Math}⟿ \end{document}
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  • If you don't specify any math font, the default Latin Modern Math is used. Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 20:48
  • @egreg That's surprising: why would unicode-math make a difference then? Why do I get a blank document when I don't load it? Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:06
  • Because if you don't load unicode-math, the standard math fonts are used and ⟿ corresponds to nothing. Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:15
  • I don't understand: wouldn't explicitly selecting the Latin Modern Math font load it? Commented Sep 24, 2015 at 21:46
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    Conflicting copies of the font, maybe. Commented Sep 25, 2015 at 16:58

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You can use a Unicode Math font just like any ordinary font. On my system, the ⟿ character is present in several fonts.

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{fontspec} \newfontface{\applesymbols}{Apple Symbols} \newfontface{\asanamath}{Asana Math} \newfontface{\dejavusans}{DejaVu Sans} \newfontface{\dejavuserif}{DejaVu Serif} \newfontface{\fdsymbol}{FdSymbol} \newfontface{\freeserif}{FreeSerif} \newfontface{\latinmodernmath}{Latin Modern Math} \newfontface{\mdsymbol}{MdSymbol} \newfontface{\STIX}{STIX} % also Math \newfontface{\symbola}{Symbola} \newfontface{\texgyremath}{TeX Gyre Bonum Math} \newfontface{\texgyremath}{TeX Gyre DejaVu Math} \newfontface{\texgyremath}{TeX Gyre Pagella Math} \newfontface{\texgyremath}{TeX Gyre Schola Math} \newfontface{\texgyremath}{TeX Gyre Termes Math} \newfontface{\XITS}{XITS} % also Math \begin{document} \begin{tabular}{ll} \applesymbols ⟿ & Apple Symbols \\ \asanamath ⟿ & Asana Math \\ \dejavusans ⟿ & DejaVu Sans \\ \dejavuserif ⟿ & DejaVu Serif \\ \fdsymbol ⟿ & FdSymbol \\ \freeserif ⟿ & FreeSerif \\ \latinmodernmath ⟿ & Latin Modern Math \\ \mdsymbol ⟿ & MdSymbol \\ \STIX ⟿ & STIX \\ % also Math \symbola ⟿ & Symbola \\ \texgyremath ⟿ & TeX Gyre Bonum Math \\ \texgyremath ⟿ & TeX Gyre DejaVu Math \\ \texgyremath ⟿ & TeX Gyre Pagella Math \\ \texgyremath ⟿ & TeX Gyre Schola Math \\ \texgyremath ⟿ & TeX Gyre Termes Math \\ \XITS ⟿ & XITS \\ % also Math \end{tabular} \end{document}

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Choose the one you prefer. Once you have chosen the best one for your taste, you can do something like

\documentclass{article} \usepackage{fontspec} \usepackage{newunicodechar} \newfontface{\squigglefont}{Apple Symbols}[Scale=1.5] \newunicodechar{⟿}{{\squigglefont⟿}} \begin{document} Here is the squiggle ⟿ in a different font than the main one. \end{document}

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  • Thanks. Turned out that this arrow was added semi-recently to Latin Modern Math, and I had multiple conflicting copies of the font (as you guessed a while ago). Commented Oct 3, 2016 at 3:51
  • Btw, did you really mean to declare \texgyremath five times in your example? Commented Oct 3, 2016 at 3:52
  • @Clément No, I forgot to add suffixes. I'll fix. Commented Oct 3, 2016 at 6:12

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