@font-face descriptors to override font metrics

[kiding]

ascent-override, descent-override and line-gap-override descriptors for @font-face.

Implementation Status

• Chrome: 86+ flagged, 87+ by default

References

• Chrome Status
• Interoperable font metrics via explicit font metrics overrides w3c/csswg-drafts#4792

[tobireif]

It would be great if these CSS properties could get added.

The spec: https://www.w3.org/TR/css-fonts-4/#font-metrics-override-desc

[markfswe]

so what's the status of it? 👀

[tobireif]

@ZerdoX-x See https://tobireif.com/posts/ensuring_the_correct_vertical_position_of_large_text/ -> "Browser support".
Also
https://caniuse.com/mdn-css_at-rules_font-face_ascent-override
https://caniuse.com/mdn-css_at-rules_font-face_descent-override
https://caniuse.com/mdn-css_at-rules_font-face_line-gap-override

[markfswe]

@tobireif Thank you. So why this issue isn't closed yet?