Frosty Duplex

Its x-height is 75.5% of the cap height, near the 74.5% typical of decorative fonts in the library, taller than 22 of the 35 other decorative 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 24.4% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 18 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Its letters are of average width for decorative fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 76.2% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 85.8%), within 0% of the median. The o is an upright oval, 0.89 times as wide as it is tall, and W is the widest capital, at 1.36 times the width of H. Round letters overshoot: O rises 2.3% of the cap height above H and dips 1.2% below the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 17.8% of the cap height, heavier than 19 of the 22 other decorative fonts. Ink covers 44.2% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), the darkest of all 36 decorative fonts. A rounded cap of snow sits on top of each letter, separated from it by a thin gap.

Its 2,575 characters include 2,401 Korean Hangul and 105 Latin letters, plus 69 figures, punctuation marks and symbols; 53 of the Latin letters are accented or special forms beyond A to Z. The word space measures 32% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 8.4% of its width. Spacing is adjusted with 265 kerning pairs, more than 28 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The tightest of them is VA, which closes up by 23.8% of the cap height. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Frosty Duplex will not line up exactly.

Frosty Duplex is drawn on the same letter structure as 7 other fonts in the library. Compared with Frosty Duplex, Billboard Condensed keeps the letters plain, without the snow-cap effect, sets 6% wider and puts down 17% more ink. Marquee Round Inline cuts a thin line along each stroke, sets 15% wider and adds Chinese. Ration Stencil adds military stencil bridges, leans about 8° and puts down 38% less ink.