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Re: Numerals and distinction between capital O and number 0
Not to my knowledge. Usually it’s in the other direction, with default lining figures being “three quarter” (shorter) than caps. But precedent is no reason not to pursue a novel idea! Give it a try, …3 -
Re: Replace ß by smallcap eszett or smallcap ss?
One thing I note from this discussion is that the Dresden style, as used in the Typedrawers font, looks too much like the lower case ß. When I first started adding this character to my typefaces, at …3 -
Re: Replace ß by smallcap eszett or smallcap ss?
The <smcp> feature is for lower case to small caps. The <c2sc> feature is for caps to lower case. The peculiarity of 'cap ẞ' is that 'lower case ß' should not be chang…1 -
Re: What is the proper name to each Weight? What's for CSS 550?
Pedro, There is some merit in your idea, but it misses an important purpose of weight names, which is to inform typographers how a font will work, and how a typeface family performs as a whole—not ho…1 -
Re: Your most valuable Tips & Tricks in Type Design!
For sans serif designs, they will likely be producing a family with more than one weight. Certainly, start with the “Regular”. But after that, work on the extremes, and interpolate the other weights.…4
