We know that in Navajo, the ogonek should be centered, whereas in Polish (Ą, Ę, ą, ę) and Lithuanian (Ą, Ę, Į, Ų, ą, ę, į, ų), it should be attached to the rightmost part of the letter (except for Ų, where it's centered if the U doesn't have a downward stroke at the right side).
What does that mean for Lithuanian "Į" and "į"? If there is neither a serif nor a curved terminal at the bottom, then there is only one choice: attach the ogonek to the stem. If there is a curved terminal, the ogonek gets attached to the terminal. But what happens if there is a serif at the bottom, and in particular, if the serif is as large as in, say, Courier? Do Lithuanians attach the ogonek to the stem in this case, or is the serif considered as an integral part of the letter, so that the ogonek gets attached to the right end of the serif instead?
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In this design, I've applied the same method to the Ą. In some others I have opted for the approach that replaces the inner serif.
I always center the origin on the stem on the I,i, because it would float otherwise in a sans.
In this case the serif ceases to function as a serif (especially in sans-serif fonts) and makes the letter become a different fundamental letterform, like a vs ɑ or g vs ɡ. It is a solid horizontal stem, and the ogonek anchors to it.
We don't https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-sans/issues/75#issuecomment-77129302
While several Navajo works have centered ogoneks plenty also have right ogoneks including high quality typography works.