frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoToday 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 perceptionfrerejones.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkToday 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 perceptionfrerejones.comfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareSternhammerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThis is known as optical alignment. It’s very common in font design.
This is known as optical alignment. It’s very common in font design.