Nova Cut
The library lists Nova Cut together with six more families that share a designer with it and either its name or its measurements. Only 7% of today’s display faces were added to the library before it.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Nova Cut | Median of 472 display faces |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 757 | 726 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 757 | 701 |
| x-height (top of x) | 557 | 507 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −220 | −208 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.73 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 530 | 506 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 37.9% | 48.7% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with Nova Cut | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Nova Flat | matching measurements | 2011 |
| Nova Oval | matching measurements | 2011 |
| Nova Round | matching measurements | 2011 |
| Nova Script | matching measurements | 2011 |
| Nova Slim | matching measurements | 2011 |
| Nova Square | matching measurements | 2011 |
Where it sitsEvery display family is a dot
X-height across the 406 display faces with ascenders
Just below: Alfa Slab One, Atma; just above: Galada, Lobster; level with: Nova Flat, Nova Oval, Nova Round
Average lowercase width across the 472 display faces
Just below: Jacquarda Bastarda 9, Bagel Fat One; just above: Phudu, Nova Script
Weights and styles
A single static weight, Regular (400), with no italic.
Scripts2 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
Inside the file
In the measured file: 421 glyphs and 418 mapped Unicode characters; one OpenType feature tag.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Same designer
Wojciech Kalinowski is also credited on MedievalSharp, Nova Mono and Modern Antiqua.
File: ofl/novacut, google/fonts 9862abc · font software © its authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1 · method