How to Space a Font. FontLab Studio 5 tutorial with Thomas Phinney
Cyrillic font metrics
PT Sans
Source Sans Pro
In the tables are shown the results of observation of the PT Sans Regular and Source Sans Pro Regular.
Source Sans Light
| Source Sans Light |
| 8 |
A |
8 |
|
91,84 |
A |
91,84 |
| 98 |
B |
45 |
|
98,00 |
B |
54,08 |
| 55 |
C |
38 |
|
43,88 |
C |
61,22 |
| 98 |
D |
55 |
|
0,00 |
D |
43,88 |
| 98 |
E |
47 |
|
0,00 |
E |
52,04 |
| 98 |
F |
20 |
|
0,00 |
F |
79,59 |
| 55 |
G |
73 |
|
43,88 |
G |
25,51 |
| 98 |
H |
98 |
|
0,00 |
H |
0,00 |
| 98 |
I |
98 |
|
0,00 |
I |
0,00 |
| 42 |
J |
96 |
|
57,14 |
J |
2,04 |
| 98 |
K |
10 |
|
0,00 |
K |
89,80 |
| 98 |
L |
19 |
|
0,00 |
L |
80,61 |
| 98 |
M |
98 |
|
0,00 |
M |
0,00 |
| 98 |
N |
98 |
|
0,00 |
N |
0,00 |
| 55 |
O |
55 |
|
43,88 |
O |
43,88 |
| 98 |
P |
47 |
|
0,00 |
P |
52,04 |
| 55 |
Q |
53 |
|
43,88 |
Q |
45,92 |
| 98 |
R |
28 |
|
0,00 |
R |
71,43 |
| 47 |
S |
41 |
|
52,04 |
S |
58,16 |
| 30 |
T |
29 |
|
69,39 |
T |
70,41 |
| 96 |
U |
95 |
|
2,04 |
U |
3,06 |
| 5 |
V |
5 |
|
94,90 |
V |
94,90 |
| 28 |
W |
30 |
|
71,43 |
W |
69,39 |
| 17 |
X |
17 |
|
82,65 |
X |
82,65 |
| 3 |
Y |
3 |
|
96,94 |
Y |
96,94 |
| 50 |
Z |
48 |
|
48,98 |
Z |
51,02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Source Sans Light |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 58 |
a |
80 |
|
37,63 |
a |
2,44 |
| 93 |
b |
50 |
|
93,00 |
b |
39,02 |
| 52 |
c |
26 |
|
44,09 |
c |
68,29 |
| 53 |
d |
93 |
|
43,01 |
d |
-13,41 |
| 52 |
e |
38 |
|
44,09 |
e |
53,66 |
| 33 |
f |
-25 |
|
64,52 |
f |
130,49 |
| 52 |
g |
10 |
|
44,09 |
g |
87,80 |
| 93 |
h |
82 |
|
0,00 |
h |
0,00 |
| 77 |
i |
76 |
|
17,20 |
i |
7,32 |
| -32 |
j |
77 |
|
134,41 |
j |
6,10 |
| 93 |
k |
11 |
|
0,00 |
k |
86,59 |
| 93 |
l |
55 |
|
0,00 |
l |
32,93 |
| 93 |
m |
86 |
|
0,00 |
m |
-4,88 |
| 93 |
n |
85 |
|
0,00 |
n |
-3,66 |
| 52 |
o |
52 |
|
44,09 |
o |
36,59 |
| 93 |
p |
52 |
|
0,00 |
p |
36,59 |
| 53 |
q |
93 |
|
43,01 |
q |
-13,41 |
| 93 |
r |
-3 |
|
0,00 |
r |
103,66 |
| 33 |
s |
35 |
|
64,52 |
s |
57,32 |
| 29 |
t |
9 |
|
68,82 |
t |
89,02 |
| 85 |
u |
93 |
|
8,60 |
u |
-13,41 |
| 12 |
v |
12 |
|
87,10 |
v |
85,37 |
| 24 |
w |
24 |
|
74,19 |
w |
70,73 |
| 14 |
x |
14 |
|
84,95 |
x |
82,93 |
| 12 |
y |
12 |
|
87,10 |
y |
85,37 |
| 27 |
z |
26 |
|
70,97 |
z |
68,29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Source Sans ExtraLight |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 10 |
A |
10 |
|
90,00 |
A |
90,00 |
| 100 |
B |
46 |
|
100,00 |
B |
54,00 |
| 56 |
C |
40 |
|
44,00 |
C |
60,00 |
| 100 |
D |
56 |
|
0,00 |
D |
44,00 |
| 100 |
E |
46 |
|
0,00 |
E |
54,00 |
| 100 |
F |
18 |
|
0,00 |
F |
82,00 |
| 56 |
G |
74 |
|
44,00 |
G |
26,00 |
| 100 |
H |
100 |
|
0,00 |
H |
0,00 |
| 100 |
I |
100 |
|
0,00 |
I |
0,00 |
| 44 |
J |
98 |
|
56,00 |
J |
2,00 |
| 100 |
K |
12 |
|
0,00 |
K |
88,00 |
| 100 |
L |
18 |
|
0,00 |
L |
82,00 |
| 100 |
M |
100 |
|
0,00 |
M |
0,00 |
| 100 |
N |
100 |
|
0,00 |
N |
0,00 |
| 56 |
O |
56 |
|
44,00 |
O |
44,00 |
| 100 |
P |
48 |
|
0,00 |
P |
52,00 |
| 56 |
Q |
56 |
|
44,00 |
Q |
44,00 |
| 100 |
R |
30 |
|
0,00 |
R |
70,00 |
| 48 |
S |
42 |
|
52,00 |
S |
58,00 |
| 30 |
T |
30 |
|
70,00 |
T |
70,00 |
| 98 |
U |
98 |
|
2,00 |
U |
2,00 |
| 6 |
V |
6 |
|
94,00 |
V |
94,00 |
| 30 |
W |
32 |
|
70,00 |
W |
68,00 |
| 18 |
X |
18 |
|
82,00 |
X |
82,00 |
| 4 |
Y |
4 |
|
96,00 |
Y |
96,00 |
| 52 |
Z |
50 |
|
48,00 |
Z |
50,00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Source Sans ExtraLight |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 60 |
a |
82 |
|
37,50 |
a |
2,38 |
| 96 |
b |
52 |
|
96,00 |
b |
38,10 |
| 54 |
c |
26 |
|
43,75 |
c |
69,05 |
| 54 |
d |
96 |
|
43,75 |
d |
-14,29 |
| 54 |
e |
38 |
|
43,75 |
e |
54,76 |
| 34 |
f |
-24 |
|
64,58 |
f |
128,57 |
| 54 |
g |
10 |
|
43,75 |
g |
88,10 |
| 96 |
h |
84 |
|
0,00 |
h |
0,00 |
| 80 |
i |
78 |
|
16,67 |
i |
7,14 |
| -30 |
j |
80 |
|
131,25 |
j |
4,76 |
| 96 |
k |
12 |
|
0,00 |
k |
85,71 |
| 96 |
l |
60 |
|
0,00 |
l |
28,57 |
| 96 |
m |
88 |
|
0,00 |
m |
-4,76 |
| 96 |
n |
88 |
|
0,00 |
n |
-4,76 |
| 54 |
o |
54 |
|
43,75 |
o |
35,71 |
| 96 |
p |
54 |
|
0,00 |
p |
35,71 |
| 54 |
q |
96 |
|
43,75 |
q |
-14,29 |
| 96 |
r |
-4 |
|
0,00 |
r |
104,76 |
| 34 |
s |
36 |
|
64,58 |
s |
57,14 |
| 30 |
t |
8 |
|
68,75 |
t |
90,48 |
| 88 |
u |
96 |
|
8,33 |
u |
-14,29 |
| 12 |
v |
12 |
|
87,50 |
v |
85,71 |
| 24 |
w |
24 |
|
75,00 |
w |
71,43 |
| 14 |
x |
14 |
|
85,42 |
x |
83,33 |
| 12 |
y |
12 |
|
87,50 |
y |
85,71 |
| 26 |
z |
26 |
|
72,92 |
z |
69,05 |
Other sources
Karsten Luecke: Font Metrics
GF Docs: Vertical Metrics
TypeDrawers: Font metrics settings for desktop and web fonts
TypeDrawers: OS/2 fsSelection useTypoMetrics
Microsoft: OS/2 — OS/2 and Windows Metrics Table
Microsoft: OS/2 — OS/2 and Windows Metrics Table
Apostolos Christodoulou: Vertical metrics
Apostolos Christodoulou: Vertical metrics | GitHub
Glyphs: Vertical metrics
Font Bakery: Metrics
Fernando de Mello Vargas: Approaches to Applying Spacing Methods in Seriffed and Sans-Serif Typeface Designs
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