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frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Today I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perception

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Today I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perception

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frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Frere-Jones Type is a type design practice in New York City.
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    The anti-aliasing there indicates the O and Q are the full pixel in height and the F, T are a half pixel in height.

    how it looks on my Android phone on Firefox

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