I'm not sure how you're reading ssuckless. The separation between the stylised 's' and 'suckless' is 400% of that of the letter spacing in 'suckless'. Coupled with the vast difference in font, the contrast created should be significant to separate the first 's' from the word 'suckless'. I understand people's first impressions can be varied, and I guess it could be a lot different with people who, for example, don't have the same first language as me.
Another method to help reinforce the separation between the stylised 's' and 'suckless' would be to put a thin vertical line between the two. FRIGN, could you please link to the SVG and/or the HTML you have? It'd be nice to download it any play around myself. Thanks -- Four word witty remark
