[cormullion]

I think these “ink traps” might be effective on low resolution displays. But yes, those parentheses indicate it’s not a coding font.

[Tao3300]

Yeah, there's a visual example here of how it helps the 'e' stay legible at low res:

https://intactile.com/projets/ameliorer-la-lisibilite-et-la-...

Without that "pixel trap" (?) the intersection (there's probably a fancy typographic term for this) would look too bulky.