Hi,
I'd like to have your opinion and/or experience on this matter: are there glyphs you don't italicize when you create an italic master?
I think of glyphs like "copyright", "registered", "trademark", "estimated",... (for legal reasons maybe).
Or other glyphs for other reasons?
Thanks in advance!
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The variable font I'm working on at the present is far from traditional (slanted and curved). Having read the previous discussions, I think I will leave the bars, registered, copyright, trade mark and estimated upright and italicize and curve the other ones, even the math operators as this is not a scientific font.
Of course, some folks also keep brackets and braces vertical in italics as well.
For what it's worth, I always slant the bar in an italic font. If someone wants the upright version, they can always choose it from the Roman font. If I use the upright bar in both, it removes the options.
I don't think there are black-and-white, one-size-fits-all rules for these kinds of questions.
It’s probably best to give users the choice. Spacing is also a big deal. If you’re putting unslanted symbols in an italic font, you had better give the generous and correct spacing so they look their best in that context.