diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
index 045f42aa702..50500de8482 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/font.rs
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ impl FontImpl {
     ///
     /// See also [`invisible_char`].
     fn ignore_character(&self, chr: char) -> bool {
+        use crate::text::FontDefinitions;
+
+        if !FontDefinitions::builtin_font_names().contains(&self.name.as_str()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if self.name == "emoji-icon-font" {
             // HACK: https://github.com/emilk/egui/issues/1284 https://github.com/jslegers/emoji-icon-font/issues/18
             // Don't show the wrong fullwidth capital letters:
diff --git a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
index 177c7327819..1f54a5f6489 100644
--- a/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
+++ b/crates/epaint/src/text/fonts.rs
@@ -335,6 +335,23 @@ impl FontDefinitions {
             families,
         }
     }
+
+    /// List of all the builtin font names used by `epaint`.
+    #[cfg(feature = "default_fonts")]
+    pub fn builtin_font_names() -> &'static [&'static str] {
+        &[
+            "Ubuntu-Light",
+            "NotoEmoji-Regular",
+            "emoji-icon-font",
+            "Hack",
+        ]
+    }
+
+    /// List of all the builtin font names used by `epaint`.
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "default_fonts"))]
+    pub fn builtin_font_names() -> &'static [&'static str] {
+        &[]
+    }
 }
 
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