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Did GitHub just change its default font family to system defaults?

62 points by jasalo 10y ago

BafS 10y ago
Yes, the new font-family is now: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
- Ezhik 10y ago
  If I'm running OS X pre-El Capitan, will `-apple-system` and `BlinkMacSystemFont` resolve to Helvetica, or will I end up seeing Roboto and Segoe UI if I have either installed?
  - doctrine 10y ago
    You will end up seeing Segoe UI, if that isn't installed you'll see Roboto, if that isn't installed you'll see Helvetica and so on.
    - Ezhik 10y ago
      Actually, now that I can try this on my machine, it does show Helvetica.
- fulafel 10y ago
  System default would be leaving the font family unspecified, no?
- max_ 10y ago
  That answers my questions. I thought I was on a phishing site!!
0x54MUR41 10y ago
I think, they did. I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Mozilla Firefox. The font size has a big size than the previous one. Related discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073109
hopechen 10y ago
i think so, it used to be helvatica
toufique 10y ago
Looks like it. I was thrown off too.
xfalcox 10y ago
Noticed this earlier today. It's using Ubuntu on Gnome Ubuntu 16.04 with Chrome.
anishathalye 10y ago
If you don't like it, you can fix it by using this: https://github.com/rreusser/the-old-github-font https://github.com/rreusser/the-old-github-font
cauterized 10y ago
Whatever it is, its legibility is horrible.
fo747 10y ago
I wonder if they looked at the difference in markdown look on OSX+Chrome. Bold is completely broken, see screenshots comparison here (tweeted at Github): https://twitter.com/MrOlovsson/status/752843094765236224 https://twitter.com/MrOlovsson/status/752843094765236224
kkoppenhaver 10y ago
Seems like it. https://twitter.com/mdo/status/752561058011754496 https://twitter.com/mdo/status/752561058011754496
WorldMaker 10y ago
I like Segoe UI, so this works for me, at least.
holyketzer 10y ago
New font is awful
ryan-allen 10y ago
Where is the blog post explaining how and why they did it? I am really interested in the reasoning behind the change, the insights, I bet they are really interesting.
dannymichel 10y ago
Add this to 'Stylish' body, .intgrs-page .main-content, .blog-content, .migration-wrapper, .migrate-owners-wrapper, .setup-wrapper, .showcase-page-title, .tooltipped::after { font-family: Helvetica, arial, nimbussansl, liberationsans, freesans, clean, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol" !important; } .markdown-body { font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", Arial, freesans, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol" !important; } body { font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 1.4 !important; } .blob-code { line-height: 1.4 !important; }
mrahmadawais 10y ago
I incredibly hate this move by GitHub. I am using Chrome's Styler extension to get back good old Helvetica. There should be an opt-out from this font stack at GitHub. Screenshot: http://cloud.ahmda.ws/UHjO9GC http://cloud.ahmda.ws/UHjO9GC

62 points by jasalo 10y ago

BafS 10y ago

Yes, the new font-family is now: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";

Ezhik 10y ago
If I'm running OS X pre-El Capitan, will `-apple-system` and `BlinkMacSystemFont` resolve to Helvetica, or will I end up seeing Roboto and Segoe UI if I have either installed?
- doctrine 10y ago
  You will end up seeing Segoe UI, if that isn't installed you'll see Roboto, if that isn't installed you'll see Helvetica and so on.
  - Ezhik 10y ago
    Actually, now that I can try this on my machine, it does show Helvetica.
fulafel 10y ago
System default would be leaving the font family unspecified, no?
max_ 10y ago
That answers my questions. I thought I was on a phishing site!!

0x54MUR41 10y ago

I think, they did. I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Mozilla Firefox. The font size has a big size than the previous one. Related discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073109 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073109

hopechen 10y ago

i think so, it used to be helvatica

toufique 10y ago

Looks like it. I was thrown off too.

xfalcox 10y ago

Noticed this earlier today. It's using Ubuntu on Gnome Ubuntu 16.04 with Chrome.

anishathalye 10y ago

If you don't like it, you can fix it by using this: https://github.com/rreusser/the-old-github-font https://github.com/rreusser/the-old-github-font

cauterized 10y ago

Whatever it is, its legibility is horrible.

fo747 10y ago

I wonder if they looked at the difference in markdown look on OSX+Chrome. Bold is completely broken, see screenshots comparison here (tweeted at Github): https://twitter.com/MrOlovsson/status/752843094765236224 https://twitter.com/MrOlovsson/status/752843094765236224

kkoppenhaver 10y ago

Seems like it. https://twitter.com/mdo/status/752561058011754496 https://twitter.com/mdo/status/752561058011754496

WorldMaker 10y ago

I like Segoe UI, so this works for me, at least.

holyketzer 10y ago

New font is awful

ryan-allen 10y ago

Where is the blog post explaining how and why they did it? I am really interested in the reasoning behind the change, the insights, I bet they are really interesting.

dannymichel 10y ago

Add this to 'Stylish' body, .intgrs-page .main-content, .blog-content, .migration-wrapper, .migrate-owners-wrapper, .setup-wrapper, .showcase-page-title, .tooltipped::after { font-family: Helvetica, arial, nimbussansl, liberationsans, freesans, clean, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol" !important; } .markdown-body { font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Segoe UI", Arial, freesans, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol" !important; } body { font-size: 13px !important; line-height: 1.4 !important; } .blob-code { line-height: 1.4 !important; }

mrahmadawais 10y ago

I incredibly hate this move by GitHub. I am using Chrome's Styler extension to get back good old Helvetica. There should be an opt-out from this font stack at GitHub. Screenshot: http://cloud.ahmda.ws/UHjO9GC http://cloud.ahmda.ws/UHjO9GC