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Optional Inter ligatures (->) have disappeared in the composer and timeline
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
The Inter font that Element makes use of has optional ligatures which transform characters in sequence such as `->` visibly into a single right-pointing arrow. e.g.

But recently, no such transformation is occurring for me on Element Desktop 1.11.38. I also tested 1.11.39, but the same behaviour occurs. Instead I see:

This is on NixOS Linux. I have **not** checked the "Use a system font" in Settings->Appearance->Show Advanced.
### Outcome
#### What did you expect?
Optional ligatures to render in both the composer and timeline.
#### What happened instead?
They are not rendering in either.
### Operating system
NixOS Linux
### Application version
Element Desktop 1.11.39
### How did you install the app?
From https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/
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### Will you send logs?
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