From a0ad403a91aafb2745dd09cd9e0ecc797c5d94cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tomek <tomasz@gitbook.io>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:21:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Stabilize Playwright Chrome text rendering across platforms
 (#4318)

---
 packages/gitbook/playwright.config.ts | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/gitbook/playwright.config.ts b/packages/gitbook/playwright.config.ts
index abfdaca9c..1010dcd52 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook/playwright.config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ export default defineConfig({
             use: {
                 ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
                 channel: 'chrome',
+                launchOptions: {
+                    args: [
+                        // Disable subpixel (LCD) text so glyphs always render with
+                        // grayscale antialiasing — removes the red/blue edge fringing
+                        // that varies between macOS (local) and Linux (CI) runs.
+                        '--disable-lcd-text',
+                        // Disable font hinting so glyph rasterization is platform-independent.
+                        '--font-render-hinting=none',
+                    ],
+                },
             },
         },
     ],