Missing glyph error compiling after 2nd last update

so i have an 8x64 dot matrix display running esphome, that i have not fiddled with in like a year… but after not the last but the update be4 that, it no longer compiles instead giving this error

  
  Font MatrixLight8X.ttf is missing 1 glyph:
      
   (b'\\n').

here is the code running on the device

substitutions:
  name: "ender-matrix-display"
  friendly_name: EnderMatrix Display

esphome:
  name: ${name}
  friendly_name: ${friendly_name}
  min_version: 2024.6.0
  name_add_mac_suffix: false
  project:
    name: esphome.web
    version: '1.0'

font: 
  - file: fonts/MatrixLight8X.ttf
    id: default_font
    glyphs:  |
      ! "#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz°
    size: 8

esp8266:
  board: esp01_1m

# Enable logging
logger:
  level: DEBUG
  logs:
    component: ERROR
# Enable Home Assistant API
api:

# Allow Over-The-Air updates
ota:
  - platform: esphome

# Allow provisioning Wi-Fi via serial
wifi:
  ssid: WiFi-5F80-extend2
  password: ********
  power_save_mode: none
  manual_ip:
    static_ip: 192.168.1.250
    gateway: 192.168.1.1
    subnet: 255.255.255.0
    dns1: 192.168.1.1 
    dns2: 8.8.8.8
  ap: {}

# In combination with the `ap` this allows the user
# to provision wifi credentials to the device via WiFi AP.
captive_portal:

#dashboard_import:
#  package_import_url: github://esphome/example-configs/esphome-web/esp8266.yaml@main
#  import_full_config: true

web_server:

spi:
  clk_pin: GPIO05
  mosi_pin: GPIO16
switch:
  - platform: restart
    name: "Endermatrix restart"
time:
  - platform: sntp
    id: sntp_time
    timezone: "AEST-10"
    servers:
     - 0.pool.ntp.org
     - 1.pool.ntp.org
     - 2.pool.ntp.org
display:
  - platform: max7219digit
    id: matrix_display
    cs_pin: GPIO04
    num_chips: 8
    intensity: 1
    scroll_speed: 1ms
    scroll_delay: 0s
    scroll_mode: STOP
    scroll_dwell: 2s
    lambda: |-
      if (id(octoprint_printing).state) {
          switch (id(display_page)) {
              case 0:
                  if (!isnan(id(print_time_left).state)) {
                      float time_left_hours = id(print_time_left).state / 60.0;
                      if (time_left_hours >= 1.0) {
                          it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Hours Left %.1f", time_left_hours);
                      } else {
                          int time_left_minutes = (int)id(print_time_left).state;
                          it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Minutes Left %d", time_left_minutes);
                      }
                  } else {
                      it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Time: N/A");
                  }
                  break;
              case 1:
                  if (!id(print_filename_text).state.empty()) {
                      std::string filename = id(print_filename_text).state.c_str();
                      if (filename.length() > 12) {
                          filename = filename.substr(0, 12);
                      }
                      it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "File: %s", filename.c_str());
                  } else {
                      it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "File: N/A");
                  }
                  break;
              case 2:
                  if (!isnan(id(print_progress).state)) {
                      it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Progress: %.0f%%", id(print_progress).state);
                  } else {
                      it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Progress: N/A");
                  }
                  break;
              default:
                  break;
          }
      } else {
          // When not printing, alternate between showing the date, time, and weather
          if (id(display_page) == 0) {
              it.strftime(0, 0, id(default_font), "%a   %d-%m-%Y", id(sntp_time).now());
          } else if (id(display_page) == 1) {
              it.strftime(0, 0, id(default_font), "%H:%M:%S", id(sntp_time).now());
          } else if (id(display_page) == 2) {
              if (!isnan(id(sensor_temperature).state) && !isnan(id(sensor_humidity).state)) {
                  it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "%.0f°C  %.0f%% Humidity", id(sensor_temperature).state, id(sensor_humidity).state);
              } else {
                  it.printf(0, 0, id(default_font), "Weather: N/A");
              }
          }
      }





interval:
  - interval: 1s
    then:
      - lambda: |-
          static int counter = 0;
          counter++;
          if (id(octoprint_printing).state) {
            if (id(display_page) == 1) {
              int filename_length = id(print_filename_text).state.length();
              int display_time = (filename_length / 47.0 * 10) + 2;
              if (counter >= display_time) {
                counter = 0;
                id(display_page) = (id(display_page) + 1) % 3;
              }
            } else {
              if (counter >= 4) {
                counter = 0;
                id(display_page) = (id(display_page) + 1) % 3;
              }
            }
          } else {
            if (counter >= 15) {
              counter = 0;
              id(display_page) = (id(display_page) + 1) % 3;  // Alternate between date, time, and weather
            }
          }

globals:
  - id: display_page
    type: int
    restore_value: no
    initial_value: '0'

text_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: print_filename_text
    entity_id: sensor.octoprint_gcode_filename

sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: print_time_left
    entity_id: sensor.octoprint_print_time_left
    filters:
      - multiply: 0.0166667  # Convert seconds to minutes      
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: print_progress
    entity_id: sensor.octoprint_print_progress
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: sensor_temperature
    entity_id: sensor.irhvac_dht11_temperature
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: sensor_humidity
    entity_id: sensor.irhvac_dht11_humidity

binary_sensor:
  - platform: homeassistant
    id: octoprint_printing
    entity_id: binary_sensor.octoprint_printing_2
button:
  - platform: restart
    name: "Ender Matrix Display Restart"

im having trouble figuring out why the font is even looking for a \n char…

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Try

glyphs: >-
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thanks, worked for me, that deals with the newline \n issue. I had also issues with and wich seem also not to be supported anymore. Removed them from the string…

glyphs: >-
  !?"%()+*=,-_.:°µ²³0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnÖÄÜöäüopqrstuvwxyz$@<>/

legend… i suppose thats on me for using chatgpt hahahaha