Legally, there is no copyright infringement here. Typefaces can’t be protected by copyright in the United States and only enjoy limited protection elsewhere.
So whether the letter forms are identical makes no difference because there is no copyright protection.
It’s a bit more than that. The letterforms can’t be identical, which a scan would produce. The best example is Arial, a copy of Helvetica.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/04/25/is-arial-a-plagiarism-of-helvetica/
The article contradicts your point:
So whether the letter forms are identical makes no difference because there is no copyright protection.