The text on C9 looks bigger to me than the UI text in Windows (easy comparison because both use Segoe UI). Windows uses 9pt, so C9 has to be larger than that.
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The text on C9 looks bigger to me than the UI text in Windows (easy comparison because both use Segoe UI). Windows uses 9pt, so C9 has to be larger than that.