Unknown/missing glphys in WebView show as empty box rather than being hidden

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Priority: P5
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    • Affects Version/s: 8u25
    • Component/s: javafx
    • web

      Any characters on a web page which do not have a glyph in the current font are currently displayed as a "missing glyph" empty box. This is different to every other web browser out there which will just skip the missing glyph.

      It is debatable whether this is a bug or not - it's just different to other browsers out there (including other WebKit-based browsers).

      The current behaviour is particularly annoying for missing space characters, e.g. U+200B (zero width non-break space) which should not be visible and occupy no space, but instead are rendered as a "missing glyph" box.

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            Reporter:
            J. Duke
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