As I understand it, petite capitals should be optically aligned with the x-height but small capitals are noticeably taller.Dumbledore wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:46 pm I added what I thought were small capitals, only to find out later that I had added petite capitals, and I still don't know what the difference is
Design of Spacing for x-height Petite Capitals
Design of Spacing for x-height Petite Capitals
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This is how I designed Small and Petite Capitals for Garava Regular
- Small Capitals are nearly 80% of the Cap Height (1145/1434)
- Petite Capitals are equal to the x-height (958 funits)
- Petite Capitals are approximately the same average width as the lowercase.
- The aspect ratio of Small Capitals is similar to Capitals, Petite Capitals have a squarer aspect ratio
- The stroke-weight of Petite Capitals is similar to that of the lowercase.