Safari uses Apple's font rendering algorithms. They're intended to stay true to the shape of the letterforms without worrying too much about keeping them within

Safari uses Apple's font rendering algorithms. They're intended to stay true to the shape of the letterforms without worrying too much about keeping them within the pixel grid. Check out Joel's explanation: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html/ http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html/. Or Jeff Atwood's: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000885.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000885.html Of course, if you're not on Windows, I have no clue.