What's happening
When font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums is turned on, Inter's "1" gets a small foot/serif at the bottom instead of a plain vertical stroke. In a normal paragraph this is barely noticeable, but in a live-updating numeric dashboard (prices, margins, balances) it stands out a lot — the "1" almost looks underlined, and it's easy to misread at a glance next to a column of other digits.
I saw this is already tracked in #557 (original report) and #579 (request for a way to turn the foot off), and that the fix is merged in commit a264bbe, planned for v4.2 as character variant cv15. I'm opening this to add a real-world example and ask about timing, since v4.1 has been out since November 2024 with no v4.2 yet.
Minimal reproduction (copy-paste into any HTML file)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
<link
href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Inter:wght@400&display=swap"
rel="stylesheet"
/>
<style>
body {
font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
font-size: 24px;
}
.tabular {
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Proportional (default): 1,234.56</p>
<p class="tabular">Tabular (tnum): 1,234.56</p>
</body>
</html>
Open this in a browser — compare the "1" in the first line (plain stroke) vs. the second line (footed/underlined look).
Why it matters to us
We use Inter with tabular-nums across a live trading dashboard where numbers update in real time (margins, P&L, deposits). Screenshot attached below shows the effect in a real UI, not just an isolated character.
Related issues already reported by others
Question
- Is there an estimated timeline for v4.2 / the
cv15 release?
- Would the maintainers consider shipping
cv15 as a point release or webfont build ahead of a full v4.2, given it's already merged?
References
What's happening
When
font-variant-numeric: tabular-numsis turned on, Inter's "1" gets a small foot/serif at the bottom instead of a plain vertical stroke. In a normal paragraph this is barely noticeable, but in a live-updating numeric dashboard (prices, margins, balances) it stands out a lot — the "1" almost looks underlined, and it's easy to misread at a glance next to a column of other digits.I saw this is already tracked in #557 (original report) and #579 (request for a way to turn the foot off), and that the fix is merged in commit
a264bbe, planned for v4.2 as character variantcv15. I'm opening this to add a real-world example and ask about timing, since v4.1 has been out since November 2024 with no v4.2 yet.Minimal reproduction (copy-paste into any HTML file)
Open this in a browser — compare the "1" in the first line (plain stroke) vs. the second line (footed/underlined look).
Why it matters to us
We use Inter with
tabular-numsacross a live trading dashboard where numbers update in real time (margins, P&L, deposits). Screenshot attached below shows the effect in a real UI, not just an isolated character.Related issues already reported by others
1without bottom slab — Request: tabular1without buttom slab #579Question
cv15release?cv15as a point release or webfont build ahead of a full v4.2, given it's already merged?References
1without buttom slab #579 — Request: tabular1without buttom slab #579