Hi, I’m not sure if it’s something with my setup but the fonts on my desktop (Firefox 65.0b8 on Windows 10) became barely legible tonight. Now the font seems to be Meiryo, as in the screenshot below: [Meiryo] I’m pretty sure it used to be a differnt one, maybe Yu Gothic, as in the picture: [Yu%…

The boldness and illegibility of the font is turning me on

The Japanese pack probably installed some fonts that have higher precedence in WK. You could set the default font for all pages in the browser, or use a user style with a browser extension (like tampermonkey, but for CSS). That should be a one-liner. Also this: [image] There shoul…

Maybe it’s just me but those two screenshots look really similar…? Font in the top one is a smidge shorter and bolder but it it seems pretty subtle.

Yeah, if one of those is supposed to be illegible, I’m not seeing it.

Yeah, of course it was an exaggeration but the screenshot didn’t represent the worst case example. The new font has very thick strokes and little gaps between them making it more difficult to read (and it’s just plain ugly :wink:).

Of course therw is value in learning to read the less readable font, as you’ll come across a range of fonts at different levels of legibility in the wild

Installing the Japanese Language Pack for Win10 is what did this to you. Your assessment is correct, it was Yu Gothic before and changed to Meiryo. To fix this in Firefox click the three bars in the top right corner of your browser window and go to ‘Options’. There, under ‘General’ you will find ‘La…

You know there have been studies that suggest that having tests printed in harder to read fonts force the conscious problem solving part of our brain to engage, so this might actually be a good thing. It’s mentioned in this incredibly interesting video: The Science of Thinking - YouTube Edit: thou…

[image] lollipophuho: on’t really see it as much harder to read tbh; Agree! Maybe you could provide a better example? more strokes or something? @d-hermit

Sure, here’s a better comparison: [WK%20fonts%20comparison] You can see that font on the left is a bit smaller (the size in pt is the same) and has lower contrast (strokes are fatter and closer together). So of course, it it’s not illegible but I find it more difficult to read. And I also find i…

The fonts became too bold and illegible

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The fonts became too bold and illegible

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