@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 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.commessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down13
arrow-up154arrow-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.com@frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareSternhammerlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 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.