tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Dashed arrows are too short

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Description

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Dashed arrows (⇡ U+21E1 and ⇣ U+21E3) are too short in FiraCode. It's height is almost half of font size.

Having normal height arrows with at least, a variant might be great.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the font's definitions for U+21E1 and U+21E3, then compare their rendered height with the font size. Done means the dashed arrows have normal height, or an explicitly documented taller variant is provided.

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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
35/100

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