uswds/public-sans

em dash padding

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#204 opened on Jun 9, 2021

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Description

The current font of choice Public Sans seems to be adding padding around the em dash that looks like a space. The APA standard says that there should be no space around an em dash.

Has there been discussion on adjusting this padding?

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Research direction
Investigate the em dash glyph metrics in the font source files or CSS to reduce padding.
Tech stack
css
Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
CSSTypography
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70