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Tilt Prism

Tilt Prism’s Rotation in X axis (XROT) appears in only two other families. It has no ascenders or descenders on its lowercase keys: the d stands no taller than the x, as in 111 other families in the library.

Outlines drawn from the TiltPrism file. The d and p keys carry no ascender or descender in this design. The dashed line is the median height of the x among the families drawn this way.

Measure, per 1,000 em	Tilt Prism	Median of 112 families without ascenders
Cap height (top of H)	688	701
Height of the x	588	671
Average width, a–z keys	568	536
Ink coverage, a–z keys	23.4%	42.0%

Where it sitsEvery display family is a dot

Cap height across the 472 display faces

3911,190

Just below: Vampiro One, Corben; just above: Special Elite, Oxanium; level with: Saira Stencil, Saira Stencil One

Average width of the a–z keys across the 472 display faces

2161,293

Just below: Nixie One, McLaren; just above: Gluten, Mogra

Weights and styles

Variable along other axes but drawn in a single weight (Regular), with no italic.

Axis	Tag	Range	In the library
Rotation in X	XROT	-45 to 45	axis page
Rotation in Y	YROT	-45 to 45	3 families

Scripts3 subsets · families sharing each

Inside the file

In the measured file: 654 glyphs and 649 mapped Unicode characters; five OpenType feature tags.

Declared features: discretionary ligatures.

Measured neighboursClosest in proportion; differences per 1,000 em

Megrimtaller cap height, narrower Overlock SCshorter cap height, narrower Unica Oneshorter cap height, narrower Aboretotaller cap height, wider Bruno Ace SCtaller cap height, wider Crushedshorter cap height, narrower

Outside the display class

Cinzeltaller cap height, wider Playfair Display SCtaller cap height, wider Carrois Gothic SCtaller cap height, narrower

Rank every family against Tilt Prism

Same designer

Andy Clymer is also credited on Tilt Neon and Tilt Warp.