# Emoji line-height Adjustment - Feedback

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-line-height-adjustment-feedback/289261>\
**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** feedback, design-experiment\
**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-line-height-adjustment-feedback/289261 "2023-12-19T23:32:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![tynaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tynaut/32/276689_2.png) [@tynaut](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tynaut)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emoji-line-height-adjustment-feedback/289261/1 "2023-12-19T23:32:45Z")

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Experiment Paused ⏸

> [@tynaut](#):
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> This experiment has currently been paused/disabled 2024-01-02T06:00:00Z until the foreseeable future, to diagnose rendering issues with Safari that are related the `transform: scale(x)` property; emojis may appear blurry in random cases, where they may render crisp in one post, the next may appear blurry with no reproducible pattern.

This topic is dedicated to gathering feedback, primarily focusing on any UX-related issues, for the ongoing experiment in which emojis no longer affect ‘line-height’ and also respect the user text size setting in topic posts, messages and chat.  
For instance, you can find an example, here… 🙂

Without the experiment at the Smallest user text size (the most dramatic difference):

 ![CleanShot 2023-12-19 at 17.16.26](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/b/0/3b0ae256a271a14782b0b2f43d91189239eda220.png)

^ It appears there is a line break before “For instance,” while there is not.

#### Why is this an experiment and not simply a bugfix?

It could be, but there are potentially present hidden issues across different devices, browsers and operating systems. Safari, for example, renders the styling property of `transform: scale(x)` as blurry given particular digits and `font-size` combinations, with the webkit alternative being `grow` – but this property adds a marginal space to line height, unlike the more widely adopted property. This topic exists to throw a net capturing any bugs, before adopting support.

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