Area Normal: web kit (Adobe Fonts web project) has different vertical metrics than the desktop-synced font of the same version
We use Area Normal (by Blaze Type) from Adobe Fonts, both on the desktop through Creative Cloud font sync and on our website through an Adobe Fonts web project.
For the same font and the same version (Version 2.000; Glyphs 3.4 (3400)), the vertical metrics differ between the two:
- Desktop-synced files: hhea, typo and win all 950 / -250, USE_TYPO_METRICS on
- Web kit files (served from use.typekit.net): hhea 1300 / -340, typo 750 / -250, win 1300 / 340, USE_TYPO_METRICS off
capHeight is 780 in both. Because browsers use the web kit's hhea/win values, text that is vertically centered in our design files (made with the desktop font) renders about 0.09em lower on the web, so buttons and labels look off-center.
This is not a local app issue. Visitors' browsers download the web kit files directly from Adobe's servers, so reinstalling Creative Cloud doesn't change anything.
Is this difference intended? If not, could the Adobe Fonts team update the web kit files to match the desktop metrics (950 / -250, USE_TYPO_METRICS on)? Has anyone else seen vertical metrics differ between desktop sync and web projects?
