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How to I add macrons to a font kit - for Maori language (New Zealand)

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We are using the font Aktiv Grotesk for our website but need to add macrons over certain letters for words in the Maori language.  The letters appear in a different font whenever a macron is selected.  Research online suggested uploading Adobe Typekit (with all characters selected) but it doesn't seem possible to add a custom font to Squarespace 7.1.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

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I have figured out a solution for this! It's not perfect, but it's okay. See the word mānuka as an example: https://www.sketchstudio.co.nz/portfolio/amber-valley

First, find a font that looks similar to your font, but supports macrons. Add the font to your website's custom fonts. Bold all letters with macrons and use the following code to replace them with the other font: 

#ADDBLOCKID strong {
  font-weight: 200 !important;
  font-family: 'FONT' !important;
  font-size: 0.8rem !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;
}

I hope this helps someone out there!

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