ParaType
ParaType is credited on seven families in the library. The first was added in 2010 and the latest in 2013. By class: four sans serifs, two serifs, one monospaced family. One is a variable font. The most frequent co-credit is Christian Robertson, on 1 family.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
PT SansSans serif · 2010 · weights 400–700 (2)
PT Sans CaptionSans serif · 2010 · weights 400–700 (2)
PT Sans NarrowSans serif · 2010 · weights 400–700 (2)
PT SerifSerif · 2011 · weights 400–700 (2)PT Serif CaptionSerif · 2011 · weights 400
PT MonoMonospace · 2012 · weights 400
RobotoSans serif · 2013 · weights 100–900Range of the work
The lowercase runs from PT Mono, the shortest at 500 units per 1,000 em, to Roboto at 528. In width, PT Sans Narrow is the narrowest (387) and PT Mono the widest (600). Beyond Latin, the families cover seven subsets: Cyrillic, Cyrillic Extended, Greek, Greek Extended, Math, Symbols, Vietnamese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, four of the seven families with ascenders have a taller x-height, two of all seven set a wider lowercase and five a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT Serif Caption | Serif | +43 | +52 | +2 pts | 400 + italic | 4 |
| PT Serif | Serif | +18 | −11 | ±0 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 4 |
| Roboto | Sans serif | +10 | −23 | +5 pts | 100–900 + italic | 9 |
| PT Sans Caption | Sans serif | +6 | +37 | ±0 pts | 400–700 (2) | 4 |
| PT Mono | Monospace | −17 | ±0 | ±0 pts | 400 | 4 |
| PT Sans | Sans serif | −19 | −41 | ±0 pts | 400–700 (2) + italic | 4 |
| PT Sans Narrow | Sans serif | −19 | −135 | +2 pts | 400–700 (2) | 4 |