Space Grotesk
Space Grotesk sets a wider lowercase than 88% of the 732 sans serifs. Its file declares 26 OpenType feature tags, against a median of 13 for the sans serifs. It has a shorter x-height than 81% of the 716 sans serifs with ascenders.
| Measure, per 1,000 em | Space Grotesk | Median of 732 sans serifs |
|---|---|---|
| Ascender (top of d) | 700 | 740 |
| Cap height (top of H) | 700 | 702 |
| x-height (top of x) | 489 | 519 |
| Descender (foot of p) | −200 | −213 |
| x-height ÷ cap height | 0.70 | 0.70 |
| Average lowercase width | 556 | 522 |
| Ink coverage, a–z | 38.2% | 40.2% |
Where it sitsEvery sans serif family is a dot
X-height across the 716 sans serifs with ascenders
Just below: Gayathri, Kumbh Sans; just above: Estedad, Cabin
Average lowercase width across the 732 sans serifs
Just below: Mitr, Bpmf Zihi Kai Std; just above: Farro, Gotu
Weights and styles
One variable file per style covers every weight from 300 to 700, with no italic; five of the nine standard steps fall inside that range.
| Axis | Tag | Range | In the library |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | wght | 300 to 700 | 545 families |
Scripts3 subsets · families sharing each
- Latin1,843
- Latin Extended1,525
- Vietnamese532
Inside the file
In the measured file: 735 Unicode characters are mapped.
Declared features: old-style figures, lining figures, tabular figures, proportional figures, fractions, superscripts, subscripts, ordinals, standard ligatures, stylistic alternates, slashed zero, case-sensitive forms and five stylistic sets.
Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em
Outside the sans serif class
Same designer
Florian Karsten is also credited on Montagu Slab.
File: ofl/spacegrotesk, google/fonts 9862abc · font software © its authors, SIL Open Font License 1.1 · method