Ubuntu
fonts-ubuntu package

Poor hinting of digit ‘8’ in Ubuntu Thin

Bug #1887571 reported by Adolfo Jayme Barrientos
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

The middle of the digit disappears; see e.g. https://ubuntu.com/blog/design-and-web-team-summary-8th-july-2020

Tags: uff-hinting
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Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb) wrote :
tags: added: uff-hinting
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)
Changed in fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)
no longer affects: ubuntu-font-family
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Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb) wrote :

The rendering looks better in the beta version of the variable font that was recently merged to the Vanilla Design System.

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Francois Thirioux (fthx) wrote :

Seems this bug is now more visible since the new Ubuntu fonts version (869, Mantic) is thinner than old 83.
See GS top bar attachment.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Francois Thirioux (fthx) wrote :

Not sure the previous attachment was really uploaded. I join this again.

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