Icing Serif

Its x-height is 73.1% of the cap height, near the 74.5% typical of decorative fonts in the library, lower than 20 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 27.1% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 24 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Its letters are of average width for decorative fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 76.5% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 87.2%), within 0.4% of the median. The o is an upright oval, 0.88 times as wide as it is tall, and M and W are the widest capitals, at 1.08 times the width of H. The O tops out level with H and stands 1.1% above the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 13.2% of the cap height, lighter than 18 of the 22 other decorative fonts. Ink covers 30.9% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), lighter than 29 of the 35 other decorative fonts. A rounded cap of snow sits on top of each letter, separated from it by a thin gap.

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 28.9% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 4.6% of its width. Spacing is adjusted with 115 kerning pairs, fewer than 22 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The tightest of them is AV, which closes up by 21% of the cap height. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Icing Serif will not line up exactly.

Icing Serif is drawn on the same letter structure as 5 other fonts in the library. Compared with Icing Serif, Gold Rush Roman adds Tuscan spurs. Alumni Roman rings each letter with an outline, sets 8% wider and puts down 23% more ink. Diner Roman keeps the letters plain, without the snow-cap effect and sets 14% wider.