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Monospace composite characters
Posted by neverblink in
6 Feb 2010 — 4:11am
6 Feb 2010 — 4:11am
I'm looking for nice examples of composite characters (Æ/æ/Œ/œ/IJ/ij) within monospace typefaces; especially more heavily grid-based ones.
Which typeface succeeds in putting two characters in the space of one, while maintaining the same look, feel, spacing & darkness?
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6 Feb 2010 — 11:54am
I’d like to know that, too. IMHO, it can’t be done, since it would imply the double of darkness into one single slot.
7 Feb 2010 — 1:36am
One solution I have found is to reduce the weight of the stroke in the composite characters, so visually it has the same darkness as 'normal' characters.
This is Capibara Mono by Caketype
7 Feb 2010 — 12:49pm
Yes, that could be a solution. Seems to work in text sizes (not so sure, though). But in bigger sizes it just looks too light.
7 Feb 2010 — 5:59pm
"m" has three verticals, likewise with the dipthongs.
(Panoptica Doesburg shown.)
8 Feb 2010 — 5:17am
Nick, are you suggesting there is no problem?
8 Feb 2010 — 8:55am
It's the same problem as "m" if the face is reduced to a perpendicular grid.
In another execution, such as a serifed, contrasted-stroke italic, it would be a different problem, and more of a problem:
9 Feb 2010 — 1:18am
I understand.
It might just be my own design, that has an open feeling (and where the M doesn't have three verticals), in which the combined characters seem to feel out of place.