Formula bar cow vs. sheet cow dilemma

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I would like my cow symbol to look like it does in the formula bar, and not the way it looks on the sheet.
Ex. 1: Cow in yellow highlight desirable, unhighlighted cow is trash.
Cow in yellow desirable.


I do not know why the cow symbol is deceptive, but it is not the only one. Behold.
Ex. 2: House with garden
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Now in the second case, it is hard to deny the aesthetic value of the lower house is of a superior caliber, despite the lack of the suggested garden. It took real vision and craftsmanship.

But I've strayed from my point. What must I do to see the formula bar cow on the sheet?
 

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I'm presuming this is about fonts and not images.
My guess is that the font in the formula bar and the cell don't match. I know you can alter the bar font (say to Times New Roman) in Options and it will use that font. Type in a cell and it uses the cell font setting, which could be different. I guess you could try altering the cell font until you get a match. What font gives you cows?
 
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Amazing. I used a script to set different fonts and was about to give up. Nothing was changing that basic cow symbol until I got to Segoe UI Symbol, so that is the answer. Maybe that is what the formula bar uses for its font?
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Maybe that is what the formula bar uses for its font?
As I mentioned
you can alter the bar font (say to Times New Roman) in Options
Look at your options: File>Options>General>When Creating New Workbooks - see font options
AFAIK, that is the formula bar font setting. Is that font your selected font?
 
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