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ATProto Browser

Experimental browser for the Atmosphere

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The kerning on "tattoo" is killing me; clearly the font designer was paying attention because they included ligatures for "tt" and "oo", and clearly the software supports proper kerning because the "WA" pair in "WALK-In" is handled correctly, so why does it look like "Ta tt oo"?

Apr 8, 2025, 4:24 PM

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