Why does text add other colors to itself when displayed on a computer? Example image is a screenshot of text set to black on a webpage (media.kbin.social)

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[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Looks like anti-aliasing - an attempt to make the text look smooth to your eyes by adding additional colours.

Can I ask what hardware/OS you are using? This almost looks like older sub-pixel rendering

[-] D-ISS-O-CIA-TED@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I have latest update Windows 11, the latest update Google Chrome, and my PC hardware is:

3070ti GPU
Ryzen 7 5800x CPU
TUF Gaming x570 motherboard

So not really old hardware. But anti-aliasing sounds like the right answer, and it makes complete sense. Now I'd like to see what a webpage looks like without it!

[-] CurrMudgeon@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I believe you can actually see what text looks like without this effect of you turn off ClearType text in windows display settings.

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