tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Add new variants for { and } to make them more distinct

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Description

As a happy convert from Input font there's really only one thing left that I miss which is the curlier curly braces { and }. By making these more curly they stand out better from other forms of braces. I'm certainly not trying to suggest copying the Input ones but I show them in the attachment to illustrate the point.

Would Fira Code be willing to create a new curly form of these braces to enhance this?

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Review the attached comparison and the existing Fira Code curly-brace glyphs. Determine whether a more distinct curly form fits the font's design and can be specified clearly; done would mean an accepted and implemented design for the new { and } variants.

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Domain
design
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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Over a week
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Stale
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