PT Serif
Only 7% of today’s serifs were added to the library before PT Serif. It sets a narrower lowercase than 60% of the 354 serifs. It has a taller x-height than 59% of the 336 serifs with ascenders.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | PT Serif | Median of 354 serifs |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 752 | 747 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 700 | 700 |
| x-height (top of x) | 500 | 482 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −200 | −233 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.71 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 503 | 514 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 41.8% | 41.5% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with PT Serif | Added |
|---|---|---|
| PT Serif Caption | lowercase wider by 63; x-height taller by 25 | 2011 |
Where it sitsEvery serif family is a dot
X-height across the 336 serifs with ascenders
Just below: Cantata One, Sura; just above: Jomolhari, Rhodium Libre; level with: Amethysta, Antic Didone, Antic Slab
Average lowercase width across the 354 serifs
Just below: Almendra SC, Marcellus; just above: Kotta One, Enriqueta
Weights and styles
Static files in two weights (Regular and Bold), with a matching italic; 4 font files in all.
Scripts4 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Cyrillic306
- Cyrillic Extended243
Inside the file
In the measured file: 719 glyphs and 717 mapped Unicode characters; nine OpenType feature tags.
Declared features: fractions, ordinals, standard ligatures and case-sensitive forms.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Same designer
File: ofl/ptserif, google/fonts 9862abc · font software © its authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1 · method