Windows, Linux and Mac OS got Chrome 62 Update

The most exciting new features support for OpenType variable fonts, the full statement of the Network Quality Estimator API, the capacity to capture and stream DOM elements, and HTTP warnings for the browser’s Natural and Incognito mode. While for most users this wouldn’t seem like a big opportunity, the most important new feature attached in Chrome 62 is support for OpenType variable fonts. Until now, web developers had to load many font families whenever they needed variations on a font family. For instance, if a developer was using the Open Sans font family on a site, if he needed a font modification such as Regular, Bold, Black, Normal, Condensed, Expanded, Highlight, Slab, Heavy, Dashed, or another, he’d have to load another font file for each.

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