Web Safe Font Weights -- How to get thinner?

Question

When I design in Photoshop, my fonts are thin and crisp, but when I declare fonts in CSS -- even when using font-weight: lighter -- the fonts always appear bolder.

Maybe this is just how the browser renders the font (In IE fonts stay thin), but I was wondering if there were any tricks or tips for achieving the same thin, crisp looks.

Answer 1

Use CSS to smooth up your fonts...

put this in your CSS:

-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;