[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48423: Remove Segoe UI from the system fonts stack

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#48423: Remove Segoe UI from the system fonts stack
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 Reporter:  afercia          |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration   |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots  |     Focuses:  ui, accessibility
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Comment (by drw158):

 After reviewing this issue, it doesn't strike me as something wrong or
 something that needs to be fixed. I appreciate the research that went into
 this, and the link you found is interesting though. Just looking at the
 screenshots, I can tell it does sit a little lower after you point it out.
 In addition to the resource you found, my first guess would be that the x
 height is also a bit smaller compared to San Francisco, so it appears to
 be not centered and bottom heavy.

 Some ideas:

 - USWDS has a [font normalization system](https://designsystem.digital.gov
 /design-tokens/typesetting/overview/) and could possibly be of use.
 - I don't think we can perfectly render text in a similar fashion across
 all OSs, unless we create our own font.
 - Perhaps this is a non-issue. I don't think the text looks particularly
 bad or uncentered. It just looks a little bottom heavy to me because of
 the x height.


 Do you know what font is used when Segoe is removed?

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