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Noto fonts, except for CJK and emoji
http://fonts.google.com/noto
SIL Open Font License 1.1
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The difference between thick and thin lines on the Noto Serif Display is extreme. #2352

Closed Hackgets closed 2 years ago

Hackgets commented 2 years ago

Defect Report

Title

The difference between thick and thin lines on the Noto Serif Display is extreme.

Font

NotoSerifDisplay-*.ttf

Font Version

2.007

OS name and version

Windows 10 Home 21H2

simoncozens commented 2 years ago

It is, but this is by design; it's what makes it the display version of the font, rather than a font for running text use. (You can use Noto Serif as a less "extreme" version instead.) It looks great at large sizes!

So this is a deliberate choice, not a bug.

fitojb commented 2 years ago

FYI, in typography, this feature is called stroke contrast. Serif typefaces that exhibit a high contrast are sometimes called stressed or have “display” in their names, because they’re aimed to be used in large sizes.

To be fair, it’s a bit unexpected for Serif Display to feature much more contrast than Sans Display. :)