From f58f0777172d075a531701a1c9ab8edcab5c4ba6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elliot Jay Stocks Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:01:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Correcting typo --- .../lessons/the_complications_of_typographic_size/content.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/using_type/lessons/the_complications_of_typographic_size/content.md b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/using_type/lessons/the_complications_of_typographic_size/content.md index 29319c9082..d60f6ed793 100644 --- a/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/using_type/lessons/the_complications_of_typographic_size/content.md +++ b/cc-by-sa/knowledge/modules/using_type/lessons/the_complications_of_typographic_size/content.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In digital fonts, every [glyph](/glossary/glyph) sits on its own invisible box, -The problem is that the metrics that most affect how large a [typeface](/glossary/typeface) appears—like its [cap height](/glossary/cap_height) or [x-height](/glossary/x_height)—can vary quite a bit between different fonts with the same em size. For example, let’s compare two standard-issue versions of Verdana and Baskerville: Verdana’s x-height takes up about 55% of the font’s em. But Baskerville’s x-height only takes up about 40% of them em. As a result, Baskerville appears noticeably smaller than Verdana when set at the same font size. To achieve a similar visual size as Verdana, Baskerville must actually be set to a larger font size. +The problem is that the metrics that most affect how large a [typeface](/glossary/typeface) appears—like its [cap height](/glossary/cap_height) or [x-height](/glossary/x_height)—can vary quite a bit between different fonts with the same em size. For example, let’s compare two standard-issue versions of Verdana and Baskerville: Verdana’s x-height takes up about 55% of the font’s em. But Baskerville’s x-height only takes up about 40% of the em. As a result, Baskerville appears noticeably smaller than Verdana when set at the same font size. To achieve a similar visual size as Verdana, Baskerville must actually be set to a larger font size. Some design apps like Adobe Illustrator allow for font sizes to be specified according to metrics other than the em, like x-height or cap-height. This can be helpful for normalizing font sizes visually. Unfortunately, doing something similar in the context of CSS would currently require access to each font’s internal metadata, as well as some custom math calculations. -- 2.47.2