Diagonal line character U+2571 is too small
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Description
In most fonts the character ╱ (U+2571 ) spans from top to bottom which allows drawing diagonal lines over multiple lines, however in FiraCode it doesn't.
This is what it looks like in most other fonts (this is NotoSansMono Nerd Font):
This is what it looks like in FiraCode:
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Research direction
Start by rendering U+2571, U+2572, and U+2573 in FiraCode and comparing them with the examples in the issue. Inspect the corresponding glyph definitions and metrics, then verify that all three span from the top to the bottom of the line without disrupting the monospaced layout.
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Assessment
- Domain
- design
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100