Gold Rush Roman

Its lowercase sits low: the x-height is 69.4% of the cap height, where the median for decorative fonts is 74.5%, lower than 32 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 30.6% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 32 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Its letters are of average width for decorative fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 79.7% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 88.2%), within 4.6% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 1.05 times as wide as it is tall, and M and W are the widest capitals, at 1.09 times the width of H. The O stops 0.4% of the cap height short of H and stands 1.3% above the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 14.9% of the cap height, lighter than 13 of the 22 other decorative fonts. Ink covers 29.7% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), lighter than 30 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Strokes change thickness with direction: the sides of o and O are 2.5 times as thick as their tops and bottoms. Pointed spurs cross the middle of the straight strokes, in the Tuscan style.

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 32.6% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 5.3% of its width. Spacing is adjusted with 273 kerning pairs, more than 34 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The tightest of them is VA, which closes up by 25.8% of the cap height. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Gold Rush Roman will not line up exactly.

5 other library fonts share Gold Rush Roman's underlying letter structure. Compared with Gold Rush Roman, Icing Serif adds caps of snow. Alumni Roman rings each letter with an outline and puts down 28% more ink. Diner Roman keeps the letters plain, without the Tuscan effect and sets 10% wider.