Describe the bug
The Overpass font currently served renders some characters (e.g. the Grave Accent (U+0060) and Middle Dot (U+00B7)) as zero-width combining diacritics rather than spacing characters.
When used in standard text, the backtick combines with the following letter (e.g., placing a grave accent over it) instead of standing alone. Similarly, the middle dot overlaps or stacks with adjacent characters instead of occupying its own space.
To Reproduce
- Go to Google Fonts: Overpass
- Type the string:
``test``
- Type the string:
1···2
- Observe that the first backtick overlaps with the second and renders on top of the "t", and the middle dots also overlap.
Expected behavior
- The Grave Accent / Backtick (
U+0060) should display as a standalone spacing character (not a combining dead key).
- The Middle Dot (
U+00B7) should display as a standalone punctuation mark with horizontal spacing.
Additional context
Describe the bug
The Overpass font currently served renders some characters (e.g. the Grave Accent (U+0060) and Middle Dot (U+00B7)) as zero-width combining diacritics rather than spacing characters.
When used in standard text, the backtick combines with the following letter (e.g., placing a grave accent over it) instead of standing alone. Similarly, the middle dot overlaps or stacks with adjacent characters instead of occupying its own space.
To Reproduce
``test``1···2Expected behavior
U+0060) should display as a standalone spacing character (not a combining dead key).U+00B7) should display as a standalone punctuation mark with horizontal spacing.Additional context
Font Name: Overpass
Platform: Google Fonts (Web)
Characters Affected: U+0060 (Grave Accent), U+00B7 (Middle Dot)
Notes:
otfs, it's a problem with the variable weight font only.