diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index e342d67a..9175573d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ codegen-units = 1
 inherits = "release"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-read-fonts = { version = "0.40.2", default-features = false, features = ["experimental_font_api"] }
+read-fonts = { version = "0.41.0", default-features = false, features = ["experimental_font_api"] }
 harfrust = { version = "0.11.0", path = "./harfrust", default-features = false }
 
 [workspace.lints.rust]
diff --git a/harfrust/src/hb/face.rs b/harfrust/src/hb/face.rs
index 485bf98c..2cd1cb0b 100644
--- a/harfrust/src/hb/face.rs
+++ b/harfrust/src/hb/face.rs
@@ -381,6 +381,18 @@ impl Scale {
         Self::scale_by_mult(y, self.y_mult)
     }
 
+    /// Scales a fractional (font-unit) value, matching HarfBuzz's `em_scalef`
+    /// (`roundf(v * scale / upem)`).
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub(crate) fn scale_x_f(&self, x: f32) -> i32 {
+        (x * self.x_multf).round() as i32
+    }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub(crate) fn scale_y_f(&self, y: f32) -> i32 {
+        (y * self.y_multf).round() as i32
+    }
+
     /// Scales glyph extents using HarfBuzz's corner-based float arithmetic:
     /// floor the origin corners and ceil the far corners before deriving the
     /// final width/height.
diff --git a/harfrust/src/hb/ot/gpos/mod.rs b/harfrust/src/hb/ot/gpos/mod.rs
index 9b0425e3..210b435c 100644
--- a/harfrust/src/hb/ot/gpos/mod.rs
+++ b/harfrust/src/hb/ot/gpos/mod.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ fn apply_value(
             () => {{
                 let rec_offset = data.read_at::<u16>(offset).ok()? as usize;
                 offset += 2;
-                let mut value = 0;
+                // Keep the delta fractional; scale_x_f rounds once, matching
+                // HarfBuzz's em_scalef (rounding whole font units first would
+                // lose up to half a unit).
+                let mut value = 0.0f32;
                 // Offset is nullable
                 if rec_offset != 0 {
                     let format = data.read_at::<u16>(rec_offset + 4).ok()?;
@@ -71,30 +74,31 @@ fn apply_value(
                         let outer = data.read_at::<u16>(rec_offset).ok()?;
                         let inner = data.read_at::<u16>(rec_offset + 2).ok()?;
                         value = vs
-                            .compute_delta(DeltaSetIndex { outer, inner }, coords)
-                            .unwrap_or_default();
-                        worked |= value != 0;
+                            .compute_float_delta(DeltaSetIndex { outer, inner }, coords)
+                            .unwrap_or_default()
+                            .to_f64() as f32;
+                        worked |= value != 0.0;
                     }
                 }
                 value
             }};
         }
         if format.contains(ValueFormat::X_PLACEMENT_DEVICE) {
-            pos.x_offset += scale.scale_x(read_delta!());
+            pos.x_offset += scale.scale_x_f(read_delta!());
         }
         if format.contains(ValueFormat::Y_PLACEMENT_DEVICE) {
-            pos.y_offset += scale.scale_y(read_delta!());
+            pos.y_offset += scale.scale_y_f(read_delta!());
         }
         if format.contains(ValueFormat::X_ADVANCE_DEVICE) {
             if is_horizontal {
-                pos.x_advance += scale.scale_x(read_delta!());
+                pos.x_advance += scale.scale_x_f(read_delta!());
             } else {
                 offset += 2;
             }
         }
         if format.contains(ValueFormat::Y_ADVANCE_DEVICE) {
             if !is_horizontal {
-                pos.y_advance -= scale.scale_y(read_delta!());
+                pos.y_advance -= scale.scale_y_f(read_delta!());
             } else {
                 offset += 2;
             }
diff --git a/harfrust/src/hb/ot/mod.rs b/harfrust/src/hb/ot/mod.rs
index 4d0a29d3..4b5783ba 100644
--- a/harfrust/src/hb/ot/mod.rs
+++ b/harfrust/src/hb/ot/mod.rs
@@ -336,21 +336,25 @@ impl<'a> OtTables<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn resolve_anchor(&self, anchor: &AnchorTable) -> (i32, i32) {
-        let mut x = anchor.x_coordinate() as i32;
-        let mut y = anchor.y_coordinate() as i32;
+    pub(super) fn resolve_anchor(&self, anchor: &AnchorTable) -> (f32, f32) {
+        let mut x = anchor.x_coordinate() as f32;
+        let mut y = anchor.y_coordinate() as f32;
         if let Some(vs) = self.var_store.as_ref() {
+            // Keep the delta fractional; the caller rounds once when scaling,
+            // matching HarfBuzz's Anchor::get_anchor.
             let delta = |val: Option<Result<DeviceOrVariationIndex<'_>, ReadError>>| match val {
-                Some(Ok(DeviceOrVariationIndex::VariationIndex(varix))) => vs
-                    .compute_delta(
+                Some(Ok(DeviceOrVariationIndex::VariationIndex(varix))) => {
+                    vs.compute_float_delta(
                         DeltaSetIndex {
                             outer: varix.delta_set_outer_index(),
                             inner: varix.delta_set_inner_index(),
                         },
                         self.coords,
                     )
-                    .unwrap_or_default(),
-                _ => 0,
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .to_f64() as f32
+                }
+                _ => 0.0,
             };
             x += delta(anchor.x_device());
             y += delta(anchor.y_device());
diff --git a/harfrust/src/hb/ot_layout_gsubgpos.rs b/harfrust/src/hb/ot_layout_gsubgpos.rs
index 5354ec63..a8771281 100644
--- a/harfrust/src/hb/ot_layout_gsubgpos.rs
+++ b/harfrust/src/hb/ot_layout_gsubgpos.rs
@@ -906,13 +906,13 @@ pub mod OT {
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pub fn scale_x(&self, value: i32) -> i32 {
-            self.scale.scale_x(value)
+        pub fn scale_x(&self, value: f32) -> i32 {
+            self.scale.scale_x_f(value)
         }
 
         #[inline(always)]
-        pub fn scale_y(&self, value: i32) -> i32 {
-            self.scale.scale_y(value)
+        pub fn scale_y(&self, value: f32) -> i32 {
+            self.scale.scale_y_f(value)
         }
 
         pub fn random_number(&mut self) -> u32 {