The following tests fail because of this (when the SVG -> OTF converter is turned on): svg/W3C-SVG-1.1/fonts-glyph-03-t.svg svg/custom/glyph-selection-lang-attribute.svg Note that svg/W3C-SVG-1.1/fonts-glyph-03-t.svg claims that the elements should be searched in order. This should be verified with the spec before implementing.