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JetBrains / JetBrainsMono

JetBrains Mono – the free and open-source typeface for developers
https://jetbrains.com/mono
SIL Open Font License 1.1
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Google Fonts' version of this font is blurry #600

Open OscarAbraham opened 1 year ago

OscarAbraham commented 1 year ago

This is on Windows. The font from Google Fonts' repository looks like this: Screenshot 2023-01-30 233200 It's specially noticeable in the "e" and "t" characters. For comparison, here's how that looks in JetBrainsMono's web page: Screenshot 2023-01-30 233238

I know the web page uses an older version of the font, but I've tried with the newest woff2 from the releases in this repository and it also looks much better than Google Fonts' version. My guess is that it has something to do with Google Fonts using a variable font; I've noticed that several other variable fonts in Google Fonts look blurry too.

EDIT I've replaced the sample images so they both use the same font size and font weight (14px, 400).

icarusgk commented 1 year ago

Yeah, I think it might have to do with JetBrains Mono being variable and some issues with Windows too like Subpixel rendering, although I'm not completely convinced since the latest release of the font appears to look good on your system.