Retro Disco Groove

The x-height is a compact 72.1% of the cap height, below the 76.2% median for display fonts, lower than 75 of the 97 other display fonts. Ascenders on b, d, h, k and l stop at 95.8% of the capital height, and descenders on g, j, p, q and y drop 25.8% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 68 of the 97 other display fonts. Its letters are of average width for display fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 90.1% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 98.1%), within 0.8% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 1.14 times as wide as it is tall, and N is the widest capital, at 1.17 times the width of H. The O tops out level with H and dips 1.1% below the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 33.7% of the cap height, heavier than 36 of the 43 other display fonts. Ink covers 53.3% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), darker than 81 of the 97 other display fonts. The contrast is mild: the sides of o and O are 1.47 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 45.8% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 10.8% 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 Retro Disco Groove will not line up exactly.