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A joke tool that abuses OpenType's ligature feature to mix fonts. It works pretty fast on client-side by loading Python in WASM.
Published September 23, 2026 · Category: Tech
Overview
A joke tool that abuses OpenType's ligature feature to mix fonts. It works pretty fast on client-side by loading Python in WASM.
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823738
Points: 287
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A joke tool that abuses OpenType's ligature feature to mix fonts. It works pretty fast on client-side by loading Python in WASM. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49823738 Points: 287 # Comments: 44
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