Shadows Into Light
Of the 1,899 families measured here, Shadows Into Light has the fifth-largest x-height relative to its capitals. Among the 287 handwriting faces, it has the fourth-tallest x-height.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Shadows Into Light | Median of 297 handwriting faces |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 876 | 720 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 664 | 733 |
| x-height (top of x) | 604 | 445 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −271 | −326 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.91 | 0.60 |
| Average lowercase width | 386 | 418 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 31.9% | 44.3% |
Versions and companionsA shared designer and a shared name or matching measurements
| Version | Compared with Shadows Into Light | Added |
|---|---|---|
| Shadows Into Light Two | adds Latin Extended; x-height shorter by 11 | 2012 |
Where it sitsEvery handwriting family is a dot
X-height across the 287 handwriting faces with ascenders
Just below: Merienda, Shadows Into Light Two; just above: Sedgwick Ave Display, Loved by the King
Average lowercase width across the 297 handwriting faces
Just below: Bad Script, Nanum Pen Script; just above: Pinyon Script, Dancing Script
Weights and styles
A single static weight, Regular (400), with no italic.
Scripts1 subset · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
Inside the file
In the measured file: 352 glyphs and 349 mapped Unicode characters; 0 OpenType feature tags.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Same designer
Kimberly Geswein is credited on 20 other families in the library, from Covered By Your Grace (2010) to Liu Jian Mao Cao (2019); the closest of them in x-height and width is Liu Jian Mao Cao.
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