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bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed"
title="RESOLVED INVALID - REGRESSION (r172008): Icon fonts using hinting blurred at odd window widths"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152393#c12">Comment # 12</a>
on <a class="bz_bug_link
bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed"
title="RESOLVED INVALID - REGRESSION (r172008): Icon fonts using hinting blurred at odd window widths"
href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152393">bug 152393</a>
from <span class="vcard"><a class="email" href="mailto:keyamoon@gmail.com" title="Keyamoon <keyamoon@gmail.com>"> <span class="fn">Keyamoon</span></a>
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<pre>This notion that fonts were never intended to be used for icons is wrong. There are clear definitions for icons in the Unicode. The Private Use Area in the Unicode was designed so that it can be used for custom glyphs. Emojis are often implemented using fonts.
I don't see how fonts benefit from sub-pixel positioning. With the current behavior, the font would look different based on its position. As a font designer, I would like my glyphs to look as I designed them.
Try resizing the browser window on a non-retina display here: <a href="https://linearicons.com">https://linearicons.com</a>. The Latin font would switch between looking blurred and crisp. How is the blurred version easier to read that the crisp one?</pre>
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