Kernel Mono

Kernel Mono's lowercase x reaches 71.2% of the capital height, close to the 70.2% median for monospace fonts, taller than 14 of the 22 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 30.6% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 14 of the 22 other monospace fonts. Its letters are of average width for monospace fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 86% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 86%), within 0% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 1.00 times as wide as it is tall, and every capital has the same width. Round letters overshoot: O rises 3.2% of the cap height above H and dips 1.6% below the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 8.6% of the cap height, lighter than 13 of the 18 other monospace fonts. Ink covers 19% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), lighter than 17 of the 22 other monospace fonts. Strokes keep one thickness in every direction: the sides of o and O measure the same 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 86% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 32.3% 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.

5 other library fonts share Kernel Mono's underlying letter structure. Compared with Kernel Mono, Console Pixel Mono rebuilds the letters on a pixel grid, puts down 22% more ink and has a 67% x-height. Block Terminal leans about 7° and puts down 49% more ink. Script Console puts down 34% more ink and has a 78% x-height.