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If a designer wants something “just so”, they would have included a @font-face. This sort of font stack is usually mislabeled something along the lines of “syst
by toastal 3y ago
If a designer wants something “just so”, they would have included a @font-face. This sort of font stack is usually mislabeled something along the lines of “system font” (hence it just being labeled sans-serif unlike the specific font face fallbacks). Instead we see a cascade of ‘find something that looks a bit Grotesk per platform’ which may not be the type of sans serif the user wants. And that’s the problem: if you wanted a system font, just ask the system.
I actually don’t mind something designed with purpose & has a reasonable font stack to match it, but this stack isn’t that.
- dspillett 3y agoUnfortunately you can't just ask the system, because browsers don't consistently use the system font, or otherwise make good choices, for system-ui. Using a system font stack isn't about “a typeface that is a bit Grotesk” and more about trying to integrate with the look of the users OS. Including a @font-face will not achieve that version of “just so” unless you want to mimic one OS for everyone.