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Small overlap with U+0129 #565
Description
Font
NotoSans[wdth,wght].ttf
Where the font came from, and when
https://github.com/notofonts/latin-greek-cyrillic/releases
Font Version
Noto Sans 2.015
OS name and version
Windows 11
Application name and version
Everything
Issue
The diacritic on U+0129 can overlap with a preceding letter as in the Vietnamese word "Kĩ."
Character data
Kĩ
Activity
simoncozens commentedon May 20, 2026
So currently this is an observation - "these letters overlap" - but it doesn't rise to the level of a problem. Does this affect readability? I don't think so. Can you explain why you think this is worth the effort to fix?
MAZ06 commentedon May 20, 2026
I guess it comes down to what extent of incorrectness you allow in your font. Does it affect readability? Probably not. Does that mean it's not worth the fix? I don't think so.
Maybe if it's in a news article, people would likely not even notice it. But Noto is used for far more than just body text. If I saw this overlap in a headline or a logo, I'd consider the font to be unprofessional.
MAZ06 commentedon Jun 1, 2026
On the topic of Vietnamese, words with the sequence "ưu" can slightly overlap when using all caps, making the letters look connected. This happens in the heavier weights of Noto Serif.
