Tuscan Roman

The x-height is a compact 72.4% of the cap height, below the 74.5% median for decorative fonts, lower than 27 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 27.9% of the cap height below the baseline, deeper than 25 of the 35 other decorative fonts. Its letters are of average width for decorative fonts: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 79.8% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 89.5%), within 4.7% of the median. The o is close to a circle, 0.99 times as wide as it is tall, and W is the widest capital, at 1.09 times the width of H. The O rises 1.3% of the cap height above H and sits on the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 9.9% of the cap height, lighter than 21 of the 22 other decorative fonts. Ink covers 42.9% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), darker than 33 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The contrast is reversed: the tops and bottoms of o and O are 1.6 times as thick as their sides. 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 33.3% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 6.2% of its width. Spacing is adjusted with 245 kerning pairs, more than 25 of the 35 other decorative fonts. The tightest of them is VA, which closes up by 26.5% of the cap height. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Tuscan Roman will not line up exactly.

Tuscan Roman is drawn on the same letter structure as 13 other fonts in the library. Compared with Tuscan Roman, Pointe Serif keeps the letters plain, without the Tuscan effect and puts down 43% less ink. Gazette Outline draws the letters as hollow outlines, sets 13% wider and puts down 59% less ink. Atelier Light keeps the letters plain, without the Tuscan effect, puts down 54% less ink and has a 61% x-height.