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Mozilla's new typeface, used in Firefox OS
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Letter g is inconsistent #224

Closed domoritz closed 5 years ago

domoritz commented 5 years ago

On https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Fira+Sans

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jfkthame commented 5 years ago

I guess you're referring to the contrast between the "double-storey" and "single-storey" designs? This isn't a bug, it is a design choice; a font family may use the double-storey 'g' in upright faces, but switch to the single-storey design for italic. The same often applies to 'a'.

This is more commonly seen in serif families, I think, but is also a legitimate choice sometimes used in sans-serif families (including Fira). Some other examples: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Sans+Pro https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Merriweather+Sans https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Kanit https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Asap https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Archivo+Narrow

domoritz commented 5 years ago

Thank you for the explanation. I hadn't noticed it in all the other fonts.