diff --git a/src/fonts.js b/src/fonts.js
index bb91d7969..3f618b82a 100644
--- a/src/fonts.js
+++ b/src/fonts.js
@@ -418,6 +418,19 @@ var symbolsFonts = {
   'Dingbats': true, 'Symbol': true, 'ZapfDingbats': true
 };
 
+// Some characters, e.g. copyrightserif, mapped to the private use area and
+// might not be displayed using standard fonts. Mapping/hacking well-known chars
+// to the similar equivalents in the normal characters range.
+function mapPrivateUseChars(code) {
+  switch (code) {
+    case 0xF8E9: // copyrightsans
+    case 0xF6D9: // copyrightserif
+      return 0x00A9; // copyright
+    default:
+      return code;
+  }
+}
+
 var FontLoader = {
   listeningForFontLoad: false,
 
@@ -2199,7 +2212,7 @@ var Font = (function FontClosure() {
         case 'CIDFontType0':
           if (this.noUnicodeAdaptation) {
             width = this.widths[this.unicodeToCID[charcode] || charcode];
-            unicode = charcode;
+            unicode = mapPrivateUseChars(charcode);
             break;
           }
           unicode = this.toUnicode[charcode] || charcode;
@@ -2207,7 +2220,7 @@ var Font = (function FontClosure() {
         case 'CIDFontType2':
           if (this.noUnicodeAdaptation) {
             width = this.widths[this.unicodeToCID[charcode] || charcode];
-            unicode = charcode;
+            unicode = mapPrivateUseChars(charcode);
             break;
           }
           unicode = this.toUnicode[charcode] || charcode;
@@ -2217,7 +2230,7 @@ var Font = (function FontClosure() {
           if (!isNum(width))
             width = this.widths[glyphName];
           if (this.noUnicodeAdaptation) {
-            unicode = GlyphsUnicode[glyphName] || charcode;
+            unicode = mapPrivateUseChars(GlyphsUnicode[glyphName] || charcode);
             break;
           }
           unicode = this.glyphNameMap[glyphName] ||