Chrome for Windows now supports the ClearType Text Tuner feature, which enhances the sharpness of fonts in Chrome renderers. Previously, Chromium used its own 2D graphics rendering engine called Skia, but it had a text rendering system with hardcoded values based on the operating system. Users were unable to customize these settings, leading to font display issues on certain devices.
In contrast, Windows offers the ClearType Text Tuner feature, allowing users to adjust font sharpness on their screens and automatically apply these settings to various applications (when displaying text using DirectWrite). Microsoft addressed this issue with their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser in mid-2021, sending patches back to the Chromium project. After nearly 3 years, Google finally accepted these patches. The source of this information is ChromeStatus via Thurrott.
TLDR: Chrome for Windows now supports the ClearType Text Tuner feature to improve font sharpness, resolving previous font display issues on certain devices. Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser addressed and patched this issue in mid-2021, with Google eventually accepting the patches after almost 3 years.
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