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lower case - wght: 100/400/900 | wdth: 100 | slnt: 0 | GRAD: 0 | opsz: 8

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* eszett - 100/400/900 ( and the whole design space really) **Dave, this note is really for you as much as David and Santiago!** The design of this letter seems out of character for the design as a whole. The first issue is that the top is narrow in a way that's atypical and Roboto is a synthesis of typical things. The second issue is that the flat top on the interior terminal is a pain in the butt to manage across a big design space. For example - in the 900 weight it gets too bright because the interior stroke has to be accommodated. A better termination would be vertical like the bottom tip of j. in 400 the terminal as it is uneasily close to the stem. It looks awkward.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153463399-fb9608a5-7b5a-4edb-a15d-92bb14fa49c1.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153463449-7e0c1c62-c179-48c3-955a-6c0d405ac0d2.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153463501-236b7c02-a7dc-492d-9094-ca12173c95f1.png)

* g - the bottom stroke is too dark in 400. It is semi trie in 100 too but is more subtle.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153463325-b6e9209d-6240-4796-8391-fb8f166867fe.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153463986-ea151bba-6f2c-4013-a238-55b1d33bdb8a.png)

* s - 100/400 - the middle of s is a bit too heavy still
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153464220-36c9f6b9-c622-4b0f-96e1-5fc772b5c59f.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153464283-60a4652e-742e-4ca5-be99-86ecbfc7e9e6.png)

* i j - 900 I would like to to see the dot or tittle on i and j raised especially since this is a small opsz. 100 seems bang on and 400 is not too bad but not as good as 100.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153464464-4067313f-25a1-4400-8471-089c922bc839.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153464656-d7cbd1cc-5dc0-4184-aa4c-9b41a51c838f.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153464689-f2fe7724-fc67-42f7-8ae5-256bd0ddb761.png)

* i l j - 100/400 in 8opsz I'd like to see the spacing on these loosened up. The issue is strongest with 100 wght. 900 seems fine.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153468506-c1e2d52e-15fd-44ba-8549-bdc005246135.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153468647-035e30b2-82fe-4388-b359-175ca26d12fa.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153468809-a5f76dc8-65de-4da3-8678-dbeeaf86faac.png)
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/2181213/153468860-14f143b6-ad23-41df-96ad-6b1f39215f16.png)

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