Gothic Modern Open

Its lowercase is tall: the x-height is 77.3% of the cap height, against a median of 74.5% for decorative fonts, taller than 26 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Ascenders on b, d, h, k and l line up with the capitals (102.9% of their height), and descenders on g, j, p, q and y drop 17% of the cap height below the baseline, shallower than 30 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Gothic Modern Open runs 18.2% narrower than the median for decorative fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 62.3% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 64.4%). The o is an upright oval, 0.69 times as wide as it is tall, and Z is the widest capital, at 1.14 times the width of H. The O stops 5.6% of the cap height short of H and dips 1.1% below the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 14.2% of the cap height, lighter than 15 of the 22 other decorative fonts. Ink covers 34.5% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), lighter than 21 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The contrast is mild: the sides of o and O are 1.46 times as thick as their tops and bottoms.

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 45.6% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 15.8% of its width. The font carries no kerning, so spacing comes from each letter’s own side bearings. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Gothic Modern Open will not line up exactly.