Twitter's controversial Chirp font rolling out to Windows 10

Twitter started rolling out a visual refresh this calendar week. Those changes are making their way to the official Twitter app on Windows 10. The most notable change is the controversial new font known as "Chirp." Twitter designed its kickoff proprietary typeface to exist sharp and legible, but it's drawn criticism from many.

Twitter's Derrit DeRouen says that when designing Chirp, Twitter needed to ensure that it is skilful for everyday utilise, is legible, and has good density. Critics claim that Chirp fails on multiple measures. I Twitter user, "Soilleir," calls it "basically illegible," noting that characters look like "blobs."

— Soilleir (@_Soilleir_) August 11, 2022

Others claim that reading the font gives them a headache. If that's the instance for a large portion of Twitter's userbase, it could require activeness from the visitor.

Twitter's new design besides changes the spacing betwixt a few different parts of the app with an aim to making the app experience less crowded. The app besides has less blue than before.

Source: Soilleir on Twitter

Chirp and the other visual changes appear to be rolling out gradually. OnMSFT reports that the new design is live on the Twitter app on Windows 10, but information technology hasn't appeared on my PC at this time. If you haven't seen Chirp or other blueprint changes at this time, you'll likely see them in the nigh future.

If yous don't like the look of Twitter, you can try out Twitter client Fenice, which is ane of the all-time Windows apps.