Italic variants of a and o at default/smaller font sizes are difficult to distinguish

[krish-r]

Hello,

I'm currently using the latest version of Jetbrains Mono v2.225 (Windows 10, with 1920x1080 resolution).

And, it is slightly difficult to distinguish italic variants of a and o at default/smaller font sizes at first glance.

I could see that v2.200 changelog includes - "Removed the "tail" in the italic a.". It was easier to distinguish with a tail in the older version IMHO.

Can you please take a look into this?

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Sample screenshots with comparison between v2.225 and v2.001:

VS Code with 'Material Theme Palenight Theme' and default font size (14):
v2.225

v2.001

Windows font settings screen:
v2.225

v2.001

from Google fonts - at 20px:

[TheMadHau5]

IMHO adding the tail back would be the best solution

[yvvt0379]

Yes, the former one is not only good-looking but also easy to distinguish.

[philippnurullin]

Thanks for the feedback. I'll see what can be done. It can be brought back by the default character or by the stylistic alternate.

[TheMadHau5]

Default character, please

[philippnurullin]

Reverted to old construction.
https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono/releases/tag/v2.304