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Deprecation of `@font-family-sans` in WikimediaUI Base (tracking)
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The Less variable @font-family-sans has been marked for deprecation since v0.13.0 (2018-12-05) in WikimediaUI Base: source.

Repositories using this variable: https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=font-family-sans%5B%5E-%5D&i=nope&files=&repos=
As of 2020-02-20 the only user in tracked repositories that does not redeclare this variable is Wikibase:
https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-Wikibase/blob/ffd6ef8ce371d39b1437550e5894393e1f4c231e/client/data-bridge/src/presentation/components/EventEmittingButton.vue#L154
And wikibase-termbox: https://codesearch.wmflabs.org/search/?q=font-family-sans%5B%5E-%5D&i=nope&files=&repos=wikibase-termbox

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• Demian created this task.Mar 7 2020, 2:11 PM
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• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 7 2020, 2:17 PM
• Demian updated the task description. (Show Details)Mar 7 2020, 2:34 PM
• Demian triaged this task as Lowest priority.Mar 7 2020, 4:51 PM
• Demian mentioned this in T244794: Add comments to the font-stacks to summarize the research since 2014's Typography Refresh.Mar 7 2020, 5:55 PM
• Demian added a subscriber: Volker_E.Mar 14 2020, 12:48 PM

Subbing @Volker_E as the person initiating the deprecation.

Volker_E added a project: WikimediaUI-Base.Aug 31 2021, 1:30 AM
Volker_E closed this task as Declined.Nov 8 2023, 2:02 AM

Even though font-family-sans has been declared “deprecated” a while ago, there are a certain technical and techno-social hurdles for font-family-system-sans.
We will continue with two different font family sans and additional sans-serif fallback for the time being.

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