Microsoft is coming up with a solution for blurry text in Chrome

In recent years, many people have reported that text in Google Chrome looks a bit blurry. Now, thanks to Microsoft, there's finally a solution to this problem. The way Google's browser displays text on an image is now being fixed and will be replaced with the same system as in Windows.

In this way, Google Chrome keeps up with the Edge browser, which will receive a similar update in 2021. Microsoft's browser subsequently received support for “Enhanced Font Rendering” and Windows ClearType Tuner. This isn't something you need to worry about for most users, but the change makes Edge more visible. Instead of just displaying text on the screen, Microsoft's own algorithms are used: they ensure that apps appear clearly and accurately on your screen.

Clear type

Displaying text on the screen in a beautiful and easy-to-read way is not an easy task. In most cases, Google Chrome was still able to do this, but there were a number of users who continued to experience issues. This was mainly due to the screen configuration. This has caused letters to appear unusually thin or blurry. The issue was limited to Google Chrome and other Chromium browsers. Only Microsoft Edge and Firefox – which run a different engine – were not affected by the issues.

All that would change now: Microsoft is giving Google a helping hand Let him know This text in Chrome will now also be clear. This is because Windows ClearType Text Tuner support is now also built into Chrome. As a result, Chrome can now handle text in the same way as other Microsoft programs.

Skia problems

However, there are still hurdles in supporting ClearType. This is because Chromium uses the Skia library for rendering. This is useful for making the browser work on multiple platforms, but it doesn't work well with ClearType. So Microsoft had to translate from ClearType to Skia, so it could display the text correctly.

Does text look blurry to you in Google Chrome, Brave or Vivaldi? Make sure your browser is kept up to date. From Chrome version 124 onwards, ClearType support is included and enabled by default. For other browsers, it will depend on how quickly ClearType is implemented.