Micro 5
Among the 406 display faces, Micro 5 has the third-shortest ascenders and the third-shortest capitals. It has a shorter x-height than 97% of the 406 display faces with ascenders.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Micro 5 | Median of 472 display faces |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 454 | 726 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 454 | 701 |
| x-height (top of x) | 364 | 507 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −91 | −208 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.80 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 350 | 506 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 50.0% | 48.7% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with Micro 5 | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Micro 5 Charted | no ascenders (capital forms on the lowercase keys) | 2024 |
Where it sitsEvery display family is a dot
X-height across the 406 display faces with ascenders
Just below: Fasthand, Freehand; just above: Pompiere, Gruppo
Average lowercase width across the 472 display faces
Just below: Farsan, Big Shoulders Inline; just above: Caacupe One, Alumni Sans Collegiate One; level with: Micro 5 Charted
Weights and styles
A single static weight, Regular (400), with no italic.
Scripts4 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Math73
- Symbols69
Inside the file
In the measured file: 360 glyphs and 331 mapped Unicode characters; eight OpenType feature tags.
Declared features: tabular figures, proportional figures, ordinals and case-sensitive forms.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Same designer
Sarah Cadigan-Fried is credited on 17 other families in the library, from Yarndings 12 (2024) to Jersey 25 Charted (2024); the closest of them in x-height and width is Jacquard 24.
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