diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 6dfeebc04..c872c9d5c 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ impl TextStyle {
             bold: None,
             italic: None,
         });
+        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+        font.push(FontAttributes {
+            family: "Zapf Dingbats".into(),
+            bold: None,
+            italic: None,
+        });
         #[cfg(windows)]
         font.push(FontAttributes {
             family: "Segoe UI".into(),
diff --git a/src/font/coretext.rs b/src/font/coretext.rs
index 7a3214ac1..e655e1ba7 100644
--- a/src/font/coretext.rs
+++ b/src/font/coretext.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fn glyph_index(ct_font: &CTFont, codepoint: char) -> Option<CGGlyph> {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
 struct Metrics {
     font_metrics: FontMetrics,
     ascent: f64,
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ impl CoreTextFontImpl {
         let w_metrics = metrics('W', &ct_font);
         let m_metrics = metrics('M', &ct_font);
         let zero_metrics = metrics('0', &ct_font);
-        let metrics =
-            w_metrics.unwrap_or_else(|| m_metrics.unwrap_or_else(|| zero_metrics.unwrap()));
+        let metrics = w_metrics.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            m_metrics.unwrap_or_else(|| zero_metrics.unwrap_or_else(|| Default::default()))
+        });
         Self {
             ct_font,
             hb_font,
diff --git a/src/font/mod.rs b/src/font/mod.rs
index 902c58722..793903c2d 100644
--- a/src/font/mod.rs
+++ b/src/font/mod.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ impl Default for FontSystemSelection {
             not(feature = "force-rusttype")
         )) {
             FontSystemSelection::FontConfigAndFreeType
-        } else if cfg!(not(feature = "force-rusttype")) {
-            FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndFreeType
-        } else {
+        } else if cfg!(feature = "force-rusttype") {
             FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndRustType
+        } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            FontSystemSelection::CoreText
+        } else {
+            FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndFreeType
         }
     }
 }
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for FontSystemSelection {
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         match s.to_lowercase().as_ref() {
             "fontconfigandfreetype" => Ok(FontSystemSelection::FontConfigAndFreeType),
-            "fontloadandfreetype" => Ok(FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndFreeType),
+            "fontloaderandfreetype" => Ok(FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndFreeType),
             "fontloaderandrusttype" => Ok(FontSystemSelection::FontLoaderAndRustType),
             "coretext" => Ok(FontSystemSelection::CoreText),
             _ => Err(format_err!(