Hey everyone! I'm a vibe coder and I've run into a frustrating issue with font weight rendering. It seems that my Summary text appears slightly lighter on certain browsers, specifically on Mac, while it looks fine on PC. I've tried various CSS fixes but nothing seems to work. Is this a common problem in web development? If so, how can I fix it? Any insights would be really helpful!
3 Answers
Browsers often apply default styles that can mess with how things look. You might want to reset your styles before applying your own. For instance:
```css
summary {
all: unset; /* removes all default styles */
display: block; /* or inline-block depending on your design */
cursor: pointer; /* restore the toggle affordance */
font: inherit; /* ensures same font family, weight, style, size */
color: inherit; /* ensures text color is the same */
line-height: normal; /* prevent line height mismatch */
font-smoothing: antialiased; /* sometimes helps */
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; /* for Safari */
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale; /* for Firefox on macOS */
}
```
This is actually a really common complaint when it comes to font rendering across different browsers. It has been an ongoing issue for years. You might want to take a break from coding for a moment and check out some resources online. There are loads of articles discussing this topic, like the one I found here: [https://blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2020/06/browser-fonts/](https://blog.stephaniestimac.com/posts/2020/06/browser-fonts/)
Thanks for the pointer, really appreciate it! Believe it or not, for a vibe coder, this is not so easy to describe or find!
This issue has been around for a long time—about 30 years. I doubt it will ever be fully resolved. It's partly due to the screen's pixel density (PPI) which can affect how the font weight appears visually on different displays.
Thank you! Will try that.