Alignment Zones

Michael Jarboe

Is there any reason for or against designating vertical alignment zones with oldstyle figures or small caps that exceed x-height?

Georg Seifert

I don't see a reason to not do it. To only problem is that you run out of zones rather quickly as the zone count is limited. 

Thomas Phinney

In most typeface, small caps are a tad larger than x-height. So that’s a reason to be able to have a distinct alignment zone for them.