Italic `i`'s, `j`'s and `r`'s stem top out of blue zone by 1 font unit

microsoft / cascadia-code

This is a fun, new monospaced font that includes programming ligatures and is designed to enhance the modern look and feel of the Windows Terminal.

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Italic `i`'s, `j`'s and `r`'s stem top out of blue zone by 1 font unit #571

Closed madig closed 2 years ago

madig commented 3 years ago

Cascadia family version

2106.17

Cascadia family variant(s)

Cascadia Code (the version with ligatures), Cascadia Mono (the version without ligatures)

Font file format(s)

.otf (static)

Platform

Linux (freetype 2.11.0), Windows 10

Other Software

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What happened?

The hinting for the Italic OTF's i, j and r is broken at various sizes. The top of the stem is hovering above the x-height blue zone by 1 font unit.

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madig commented 3 years ago

Here's the effect on Windows 10, Firefox: