It looks like the unusual colon character is the default (so used by US and C locales): https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-desktop/-/merge_requests/66/diffs#5c873de36a1b57f9c8b16c7fb9cd64292a431fb2_154_156
So is it just how the new Ubuntu font renders the USA time separator? ** Also affects: fonts-ubuntu (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-desktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2033377 Title: New whitespace between digits and colon in time at top of desktop screen Status in fonts-ubuntu package in Ubuntu: New Status in gnome-desktop package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This has been confirmed in the daily canary image and the daily normal mantic image. This whitespace didn't exist in older images or in previous releases. An image will be attached in the comments --- ProblemType: Bug ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CloudArchitecture: x86_64 CloudID: none CloudName: none CloudPlatform: none CloudSubPlatform: config CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DisplayManager: gdm3 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-08-30 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20230829) Package: gnome-shell 44.3-1ubuntu1 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.3.0-7.7-generic 6.3.5 RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 44.3-1ubuntu1 Tags: mantic wayland-session Uname: Linux 6.3.0-7-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sudo users _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fonts-ubuntu/+bug/2033377/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp