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DirectWrite on Windows

Category

Graphics

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 37)

Intent stage

None

Summary

Use DirectWrite instead of GDI for text on Windows.

Standards & signals

• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Strongly positive
• Tracking bug: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=367282

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