A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has arrived

Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by kalleboo on Friday July 14, 2023 @04:12AM (#36720822)

Here's what it looks like in Word for Mac for me https://kalleboo.com/linked/aptos.png

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by alok99 on Friday July 14, 2023 @12:43PM (#36726424)

That's a meaty lorem ipsum you've got there

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by kalleboo on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:36AM (#36758074)

At some point I started using https://baconipsum.com just for some variation

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by azinman2 on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:10PM (#36726806)

Thank you for doing what Microsoft, or really all those news outfits reporting on this, should have done!

So interesting to me that they kept the kerning of Aptos so tight. At least it looks like a modern, good font.

That said, Helvetica FTW (although I might actually like SF the most; certainly the most legible).

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Friday July 14, 2023 @02:40PM (#36728131)

I see only two differences: J is narrower and l has a curved tail, which is good, less chance to confuse it with 1 or I.

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by canucker2016 on Friday July 14, 2023 @04:23PM (#36729419)

what font size are you using for the four font comparison?

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Re:A change of typeface: Microsoft’s new default font has ar... by kalleboo on Monday July 17, 2023 @09:40AM (#36758120)

I think it was point size 24 but with some arbitrary view zoom to fill my screen more

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