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Google Docs Crash: Math Bug in Chrome Caused Bold Text Disaster

Google Docs Crash: Math Bug in Chrome Caused Bold Text Disaster

Mar 28, 2025
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A perplexing Google Docs crash caused by a Math.abs() bug in Chrome's V8 engine that returned negative values for negative inputs, affecting only Chrome users when bolding/unbolding large text, was resolved with a temporary fix until the affected Chrome version usage declined.

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