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See this answer: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/304506/215887.

I wanted to use the following command in the answer:

\newcommand{\?}{%
  \makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \sbox0{.}\sbox2{?}%
    \hspace{-.1\wd2}%
    \raisebox{1.1\ht0}[0pt]{%
      \clipbox*{{-.1\wd2} {1.1\ht0} {1.1\width} {1.1\height}}{?}%
    }%
  }%
  \phantom{?}%
}

in the following standalone document:

\documentclass[preview, varwidth, border=1cm]{standalone}

\usepackage{trimclip}
\newcommand{\dotlessque}{%
  \makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \sbox0{.}\sbox2{?}%
    \hspace{-.1\wd2}%
    \raisebox{1.1\ht0}[0pt]{%
      \clipbox*{{-.1\wd2} {1.1\ht0} {1.1\width} {1.1\height}}{?}%
    }%
  }%
  \phantom{?}%
}


\begin{document}
\dotlessque
\end{document}

The code works in an article document, but it only renders whitespace in the above standalone document. How to make it work in a standalone document?

oneofvalts
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I confirm your observation, while this one does work:

result

%\documentclass[preview, varwidth, border=1cm]{standalone}
\documentclass[ border=1cm]{standalone}

\usepackage{trimclip}
\newcommand{\dotlessque}{%
  \makebox[0pt][l]{%
    \sbox0{.}\sbox2{?}%
    \hspace{-.1\wd2}%
    \raisebox{1.1\ht0}[0pt]{%
      \clipbox*{{-.1\wd2} {1.1\ht0} {1.1\width} {1.1\height}}{?}%
    }%
  }%
  \phantom{?}%
}


\begin{document}
\dotlessque
\end{document}
MS-SPO
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    Oh that was easy (: Yes, I've never thought options would be the cause. It seems also the case that preview option is innocent, varwidth is the problem. Though, I now realize my document desperately needs varwidth option. – oneofvalts Feb 26 '23 at 15:09