Google releases its 'Google Sans Flex' font to the public
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Why is it still considered acceptable to make I and l look the same? I get that "Sans Serif" means avoiding dangly bits, but it doesn't have to be absolutely 100%. At the very least they could be different heights.
It's never been clear to me why crossing an I would be seen as a serif. It's not a decorative finishing stroke. It's an intentional line. What make the cross on the T not a serif, but the cross of the I is?
And then most of the time the lower case t will have an actual serif on it.
Direct link: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Google+Sans+Flex
I actually learned of this when the Material You Home Assistant addon updated yesterday. Kudos to the dev for being extremely on the ball.