"on linux" means nothing, because when i tried CachyOS and PopOS, fonts looked off there, even though they're also linux
windows has something called ClearType, which does two things:
- text is rendered with subpixel rendering, which abuses the fact that each pixel is actually a thin red, blue, and green subpixel to try to make text look smoother
- text is heavily hinted, meaning that instead of following the exact shape of the glyphs (designs/characters) in the font, it tries to align points with the pixel grid
ClearType was made when the most common resolutions were 640x480 and 800x600, and not 1920x1080
macOS uses no subpixel rendering and no hinting, and most linux defaults i've seen use no subpixel rendering and only slight hinting
windows has something called ClearType, which does two things:
- text is rendered with subpixel rendering, which abuses the fact that each pixel is actually a thin red, blue, and green subpixel to try to make text look smoother
- text is heavily hinted, meaning that instead of following the exact shape of the glyphs (designs/characters) in the font, it tries to align points with the pixel grid
ClearType was made when the most common resolutions were 640x480 and 800x600, and not 1920x1080
macOS uses no subpixel rendering and no hinting, and most linux defaults i've seen use no subpixel rendering and only slight hinting
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