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- noun Plural form of
x-height .
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Examples
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Deliquesce over serifs and sans, x-heights and bowls, and every kind of type from Grotesks to Fat Faces.
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Someone does, though, when you talk to font folks, they bust out all the x-heights and ascenders and when and where things are appropriate.
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Deliquesce over serifs and sans, x-heights and bowls, and every kind of type from Grotesks to Fat Faces.
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In addition, it's probably worth giving (if one is using px), an extra pixel or two to those fonts with lesser x-heights.
The Daily Whim photodude 2010
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In addition, it's probably worth giving (if one is using px), an extra pixel or two to those fonts with lesser x-heights.
The Daily Whim photodude 2010
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Letter shapes Verdana's letters have large x-heights and open counters, so they don't plug up at small sizes.
Macworld 2010
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Letter shapes Verdana's letters have large x-heights and open counters, so they don't plug up at small sizes.
Macworld 2010
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