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Html – Blurry font from google fonts

I am using a font from google fonts and for some reason its coming out blurry compared to a default font. I am not sure if it is just my computer. Is there any way I can fix the blurriness?

side-by-side comparison of the two fonts

h1 {
  font-family: 'Zilla Slab', serif;
  font-size: 88px;
  line-height: 90px;
  color: #262421;
}

.joe {
  font-family: serif;
}
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Arimo&family=Zilla+Slab:wght@500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
  <title>Document</title>
</head>

<body>
  <h1>Hello</h1>
  <h1 class="joe">Hello</h1>
</body>

I tried using a font from Google Fonts, but it is coming out blurry. I expected it to come out at a good resolution.

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  1. 0

    You can try with CSS text-shadow property like this:

    h1{
    font-family: 'Zilla Slab', serif;
    font-size: 88px;
    line-height: 90px;
    color: #262421;
  }

  h1.test{
    background: #28ff86;
  }

  .joe {
    font-family: serif;
  }
  
    <!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
  <title>Title</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Arimo&family=Zilla+Slab:wght@500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

</head>

<body>
  <h1 class="test" style="text-shadow: 0 0 0 #262421;">Hello</h1>
  <h1>Hello</h1>
  <h1 class="joe">Hello</h1>

</body>

</html>
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  2. 0

    I carried out tests and comparisons between the font used in the HTML page and the rendering of Google Fonts. I also installed the font locally for further comparison. The font always shows a slight blurring in all cases.

    Tests carried out on MacOS using Firefox, Safari and Chrome.

    <!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, user-scalable=no, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=1, maximum-scale=1">
        <title>Test</title>
        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
        <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Arimo&family=Zilla+Slab:wght@500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
        
        <style>
            h1 {
                color: black;
                font-family: 'Zilla Slab', serif;
                font-size: 100px;
                font-weight: 700;
            }
        </style>
    </head>
    
    <body>
        <h1>Hello</h1>
    </body>
</html>
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