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I don't get any italized or bold text at all anymore, neither in text of a post nor in the comments.

What goes wrong on my Firefox 53.0.3 (32-bit) (strikethrough works) Firefox 54.0 (64 bit) on Windows 10?

What has changed on crypto.stackexchange.com in the style sheets? This must have been a recent change!

Already tried remedies:

  • hiding Open Sans font on my Windows machine (Google / Ascender Open Sans version 1.10, set of 10 fonts);
  • installing a brand new version of Firefox (FF Portable 54.0);
  • installing the 64 bit version instead of the 32 bit version (used for compatability reasons);
  • restarting / refreshing etc;
  • changed screen DPI (125% -> 100%);
  • reset my Windows 10 font settings;
  • unhide fonts not required by locale settings.

Info from the developer view:

font-family: "Open Sans","Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
font-feature-settings: normal;
font-kerning: auto;
font-language-override: normal;
font-size: 13px;
font-size-adjust: none;
font-stretch: normal;
font-style: italic;
font-synthesis: weight style;
font-variant: normal;
font-variant-alternates: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-east-asian: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-numeric: normal;
font-variant-position: normal;
font-weight: 400;

Possible issues (i.e. further troubleshooting):

  • the italics font cannot be downloaded by FF and it reverts to the regular font (??).

It works like a charm in my Chrome browser. Note that my screen size is 2560 by 1440, not a hugely common resolution.

Bold and italics still work on any other StackOverflow site. It must be a font issue.

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  • $\begingroup$ It doesn't work here anymore either. This text should be bold. $\endgroup$
    – Maarten Bodewes Mod
    Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 16:58
  • $\begingroup$ Your comment is bold for me. On Android with Chrome. $\endgroup$
    – mikeazo Mod
    Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 17:33
  • $\begingroup$ Works for me using Firefox 53.0.3 (32-bit) on Windows 7. $\endgroup$
    – CodesInChaos Mod
    Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 20:28
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    $\begingroup$ Works for me in Firefox 54.0 (32-bit) on Windows 10. @CodesInChaos and Maarten you may want to update your Firefox version :P I also just confirmed it's working for me on v 1.0.94 of the SE app on stock Android 6.0 (should be the same renderer as Mike used). I also just tested on the main Crypto.SE and it worked for me there as well (with FF at least, didn't test Android). $\endgroup$
    – SEJPM
    Commented Jun 17, 2017 at 21:41
  • $\begingroup$ Echo what @SEJPM wrote. Works for me as usual too. (my current "on the road" specs: Xubuntu 17.04 zesty, Firefox 54) $\endgroup$
    – e-sushi Mod
    Commented Jun 19, 2017 at 17:59
  • $\begingroup$ I confirm it works fine with all of the fonts you quoted on FF 54.0 running on Linux. You may try setting up a new user to see if it work with a "cleaner state" environment, but this seems related to your device. Thanks for the <strike> keyword, I wasn't aware it was supported. $\endgroup$
    – Lery
    Commented Jun 21, 2017 at 10:53
  • $\begingroup$ Bold doesn't work for question body as well on Google Chrome Version 64.0.3282.186 (Official Build) (64-bit) (Windows) $\endgroup$
    – JaDogg
    Commented Mar 15, 2018 at 7:59

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