New duplicate report bug #1441371 provides test case (SVG file + font file) where the same effect (depending on zoom level) can be observed for the leading (instead of trailing) character (rev >= 12488).
New duplicate report bug #1441371 provides test case (SVG file + font file) where the same effect (depending on zoom level) can be observed for the leading (instead of trailing) character (rev >= 12488).