How Do I get 'font-weight: lighter' to work in Google Chrome?

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Published on 2010-04-24T19:10:24Z Indexed on 2010/04/24 19:13 UTC
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There doesn't appear to be any difference between 'font-weight: normal' and 'font-weight: bold' in Google Chrome (and probably Safari). Has anyone found a way to invoke the 'font-weight: thinner' in Chrome the way that Firefox does?

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