Amelia Bellamy-RoydsAmeliaBR@front-end.social

Mar 23, 2024, 5:56 PM

@svgeesus Congratulations, Chris, you have nerd-sniped me. Not the existing, implemented font you asked for, but a hypothetical variable typeface design that can be used to start discussion about how it should be implemented and why.

https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/3125#issuecomment-2016559702

A scanned, hand-lettered table. Columns labelled SLNT=0, 20deg, and 25deg. Rows labelled CRSV=0, 1, and 2. The cells contain the words "The fancy text" written in different lettering styles, and some cells are also labelled in a different colour. The cell labelled Normal, at SLNT and CRSV 0, is written in a geometric upright block handwriting, similar to what would be used to teach young children how to print letters neatly. The sample labelled Italic is at SLNT=20deg and CRSV=1; the letters are slanted and many have curved flourishes at the ends of the strokes. The sample labelled Cursive is at SLNT=20deg and CRSV=2; it has similar flourishes and slant, but now in a fully connected script. The cells with SLNT=0 and CRSV=1 or 2 are labelled Upright Italic and Upright Cursive, respectively. They have the same flourishes and connectedness as their slanted equivalents, but with the vertical orientation of strokes maintained. The cell labelled Oblique is at SLNT=25deg and CRSV=0; it has the simple geometric shapes of the normal style, but at a sharp slant. An oblique sample with CRSV=0 and SLNT=20deg is also given but not labelled.