Block Terminal

With an x-height of 73.6% of the cap height, its lowercase stands above the 70.2% median for monospace fonts, taller than 13 of the 19 other monospace fonts. Ascenders on b, d, h, k and l line up with the capitals (100% of their height), and descenders on g, j, p, q and y drop 28.1% of the cap height below the baseline, shallower than 14 of the 19 other monospace fonts. Its letters are of average width for monospace fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 84.5% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 84.5%), within 1.7% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 1.01 times as wide as it is tall, and every capital has the same width. Round letters overshoot: O rises 2.1% of the cap height above H and dips 0.7% below the baseline.

The letters lean about 7° to the right, where most monospace fonts in the library stand upright. Vertical stems measure 13.3% of the cap height, heavier than 13 of the 15 other monospace fonts. Ink covers 28.4% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), darker than 17 of the 19 other monospace fonts. Strokes keep nearly one thickness in every direction: the sides and the tops of o and O differ by 2%.

Its 148 characters include 105 Latin letters, plus 43 figures, punctuation marks and symbols; 53 of the Latin letters are accented or special forms beyond A to Z. The word space measures 84.5% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 25.9% of its width. The font carries no kerning, so spacing comes from each letter’s own side bearings. All ten figures share one width, so columns of numbers line up.

Block Terminal is drawn on the same letter structure as 3 other fonts in the library. Compared with Block Terminal, Console Pixel Mono rebuilds the letters on a pixel grid, stands upright and puts down 19% less ink. Script Console stands upright and has a 78% x-height. Terminal Line stands upright and puts down 24% less ink.