RESOLVED CONFIGURATION CHANGED172097
WebKit blog CSS de-emphasizes <em> elements 
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172097
Summary WebKit blog CSS de-emphasizes <em> elements
James Craig
Reported 2017-05-14 17:24:22 PDT
WebKit blog CSS de-emphasizes <em> elements. On the WebKit blog, <em> elements, normally italicized, are a thinner font weight than the surrounding text, and not italicized.
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James Craig
Comment 1 2017-05-14 17:31:34 PDT
Jon, any objection to this change? --- Websites/webkit.org/wp-content/themes/webkit/style.css (revision 216354) +++ Websites/webkit.org/wp-content/themes/webkit/style.css (working copy) @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ font-weight: 700; } em { - font-weight: 200; + font-style: italic; } code { font-family: Menlo, monospace;
James Craig
Comment 2 2017-05-14 17:33:40 PDT
We could leave the thinner font, but the emphasized text looks weird w/o italics.
Jon Davis
Comment 3 2017-05-15 08:06:51 PDT
This is my type prejudice bleeding through. If we change the emphasis to italicize the typography, I recommend we bump the font weight up slightly above normal with font-weight: 500;. Other than that, no objection.
Jon Davis
Comment 4 2019-12-04 16:55:06 PST
This is no longer relevant in the refreshed design with new typeface rules.
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