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[Aptos] Greek small letter mu (U+03BC) and micro sign (U+00B5) appear smaller than other characters #1137

Open sykde opened 9 months ago

sykde commented 9 months ago

Description

When Aptos or Aptos Display is used in some applications, characters for greek small letter mu (U+03BC) and micro sign (U+00B5) appear a bit shorter than surrounding characters, like in the following screenshot:

image Screenshot 2024-02-27 180223

In a text:

Screenshot 2024-02-27 173624

Extents

The problem only seems to appear in Microsoft 365 programs (e.g. Word, Outlook - tests were made in Version 2401 Build 16.0.17231.20236) and in PDF files produced by those programs. It is most noticable in normal or slightly big font sizes (~11 to 22 pt.) but it occurs in every font size.

Curiously enough, in a PDF file created with Aptos using LaTeX, the sizes of those letters seem to be correct: Screenshot 2024-02-27 175454 Screenshot 2024-02-27 175454 - Copy