bug(mat-hint & mat-error): Font scaling breaks layout of mat-hint and validation messages
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
When font scaling is increased (e.g. via browser/system settings), `mat-hint` and validation messages (`mat-error`) for input fields overflow into the next content block, breaking layout and readability.
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link: https://stackblitz.com/edit/vjrf1ddz?file=src%2Fexample%2Fform-field-appearance-example.html
Steps to reproduce:
1. Increase font size in browser settings to very big.
2. Observe how hint and error messages overlap or push into adjacent content.
### Expected Behavior
- Hint and error messages should remain visually associated with their input fields.
- Layout should adapt to font scaling without breaking structure.
### Actual Behavior
- Text overflows or overlaps with unrelated content.
- Layout becomes confusing or unreadable.
### Environment
- Angular: 20.0.3
- CDK/Material: 20.0.3
- Browser(s): Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the StackBlitz reproduction at src/example/form-field-appearance-example.html and reproduce the issue using a very large browser font size in Chrome or Edge. Trace the mat-hint and mat-error layout around the input fields; done means their text stays associated with the fields without overlapping adjacent content or becoming unreadable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100