Hi Hans, the following example complains about a missing font identifier. \starttext \starttable[|l|] \stoptable \stoptext fonts > virtual math > unable to resolve name mapsfromchar fonts > fallback modern rm 12pt is loaded ! Missing font identifier. system > tex > error on line 3 in file /Users/wolf/TeX/test.tex: Missing font identifier ... 1 \starttext 2 \starttable[|l|] 3 >> \stoptable 4 \stoptext <to be read again> \*modern6ptmmmr33* \dopresetmathfamilyindeed ...ontsize 3*\endcsname \scriptfont #1\csname *\fo... \dosetmathfamily ...\dopresetmathfamilyindeed #1#2 \else \dosetmathfamilyinde... \bidirectionalmathstrategynop ...ily \mrfam \c!mr \textfont \mrfamrl \textfo... <inserted text> ... \bidirectionalmathstrategynop \fi \applycompleteboldmath... \synchronizemath ...athfonts \the \mathstrategies \fi ... l.3 \stoptable Wolfgang