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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
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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2023
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Explain it to me like I am 5. Everybody should know what this is about.
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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
I have latest update Windows 11, the latest update Google Chrome, and my PC hardware is:
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!
I believe you can actually see what text looks like without this effect of you turn off ClearType text in windows display settings.