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The sad state of font rendering on Linux
As it turns out, font rendering is a highly controversial topic. If you don’t see anything wrong with Linux font rendering, please disregard this as a shitpost. Thanks.
- Points
- 181
- HN comments
- 263
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 9 commenters
Systems & PerformanceWeb & Frontend2019
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2019 | The sad state of font rendering on Linux by iBelieve | 181 | 167 |
| Jul 25, 2025 | The sad state of font rendering on Linux (2018) by harporoeder | 75 | 96 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 11 Hacker News comments by 9 different people, from Nov 2019 to Sep 2025.
Most recent:
- klaussilveira · Sep 24, 2025
- myk9001 · Aug 2, 2023
- qbasic_forever · Jul 26, 2022
- bestinterest · Apr 17, 2021
- WhoCaresLies · Jan 11, 2021
- bestinterest · Dec 26, 2020
