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Broken 2-line brace (U+23b0 and 1)

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Description

U+23b0 and U+23b1 should align to make a single brace, but they don't Screenshot_20220626-013947_Chrome.jpg

Screenshot_20220626-013229_Termux.jpg

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the mismatch shown in the Chrome and Termux screenshots using U+23B0 and U+23B1. Inspect the font's glyph definitions and spacing for these two characters, then verify in both contexts that they align as one two-line brace.

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Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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