web-platform-tests / web-platform-tests/wpt

Fonts for font matching need to be installed

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css-fonts infra priority:backlog type:untestable
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Description

We can't entirely test font matching without actually installing some fonts. (Some things can be partially tested with web fonts, but not entirely.)

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Research direction

Start with the CSS Fonts font-matching algorithm linked in the issue and inspect the existing web-font-based tests. Done means the WPT suite can run font-matching cases that depend on installed fonts, covering behavior that web fonts cannot fully exercise.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, html
Domain
testing, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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