Smallcaps Numerals?

Eryk Kosinski

I thought of adding Smallcaps Numerals to my typeface. Are there any examples of it being implemented in other typefaces? And if so what feature is being used (Zero.smcp)?

John Hudson

Yes, there are other fonts with smallcap numerals. Typically they are implemented in the c2sc feature, rather than smcp.

Thomas Phinney

What John said.

Rationale: 'smcp' just adjusts the lowercase to small caps. So it is mixed-case and might have caps, and having normal-height figures is reasonable enough. But c2sc turns caps into small caps, so that is a fine feature to use to turn ~ cap-height figures to small cap height.

John Butler

One of the first examples of small cap numerals I remember, and still my favorite, was the original FF Quadraat from the 90s by Fred Smeijers. I seem to recall the original 1992 package substituted the small caps font in lieu of a bold italic, a clever choice at the time.