Text for testing spacing
Austin Stahl
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What text do you like to use when testing spacing, color, etc?
I've been setting a selection of pangrams, and then if there's a specific letter combo I want to check out, I'll think of a few words that use it. I'm curious what other folks do, though — is there a standard text that you like to use?
I've been setting a selection of pangrams, and then if there's a specific letter combo I want to check out, I'll think of a few words that use it. I'm curious what other folks do, though — is there a standard text that you like to use?
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I believe impallari.com/testing is widely used for this0
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Ah, that's handy. Thanks Dave!
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Just put every character between every character. Start with o and l because they are normally spaced symmetrically. Followed by n and u to have another basic counter next to o. Followed by bdpq & the rest. Also works good for kerning (after you finished spacing ;–). Testing with real words is of course nicer, but note that in case of doubt all letters tend to combine with all other letters.
oaobocodoeofogohoiojokolomonooopoqorosotouovowoxoyozoßo
lalblcldlelflglhliljlklllmlnlolplqlrlsltlulvlwlxlylzlßo
nanbncndnenfngnhninjnknlnmnonpnqnrnsntnunvnwnxnynznßn
uaubucudueufuguhuiujukulumunupuqurusutuuuvuwuxuyuzußu
I have seen Stempel / Linotype, ITC, Typoart, URW and Scangraphic using this method as one of their basic standards. But that is nothing new. Writing masters like Johann Neudörffer already showed this in the 16th century. I think he got this from the type founders he was used to work with.
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Once I found the right spacing for the /o, /n and /l, I also like to test text like (example /a):
ooooaaaaoooo llllllaaaallllll nnnnaaaannn
aaaaooooaaaa aaaallllllaaaa aaaannnnaaaa
ooooaaaannnn etc.
This will give you a good start and tell you if the color is right as well, and the width.
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