In 2021, Microsoft revamped the font renderer of Microsoft Edge on Windows, enhancing its clarity and announcing patches for the Chromium project. Nearly 4 years later, this patch has been successfully integrated into the Chromium project, with Chrome 132 released in mid-January being the first version to utilize this feature. This patch will also affect other browsers using Chromium, such as Opera, Vivaldi, and Brave.
The technique Microsoft employed includes contrast enhancement and gamma correction already present in Windows, now adjusted to be compatible with Chromium. For example, Microsoft showcased that by increasing the contrast value from 0.5 to 1.0, users can experience sharper font rendering (users can customize this setting through the ClearType Text Tuner page in Windows).
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TLDR: Microsoft enhanced font rendering in Microsoft Edge on Windows and introduced patches to the Chromium project, offering better clarity and sharpness in font display for various browsers utilizing Chromium technology.
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