In article <87obddd13n.fsf@sc3d.org>, Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:
> If I set variable-pitch-face to Droid Serif, the right arrow → is much
> taller than most other glyphs, effectively forcing extra space after
> lines containing it. In DejaVu Serif, this does not happen.
Please
check which font is used for → in your Emacs by putting
cursor on that character and type C-u C-x =. If you do find
that your Emacs is using the Droid Serif font, could you
please send me that font?