Vogue Didone

Its x-height is 69.4% of the cap height, near the 69.5% typical of serif fonts in the library, lower than 27 of the 50 other serif 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 28.9% of the cap height below the baseline, shallower than 26 of the 50 other serif fonts. It sets narrow: an average lowercase letter, spacing included, is 75.7% as wide as the capitals are tall (an average capital, 83.9%), 9% less than the median for serif fonts, so more words fit on a line. The o is close to a circle, 1.07 times as wide as it is tall, and M and W are the widest capitals, at 1.09 times the width of H. The O stops 2.3% of the cap height short of H and stands 3.3% above the baseline.

The letters stand upright, with no measurable slant. Vertical stems measure 13.6% of the cap height, lighter than 28 of the 44 other serif fonts. Ink covers 23.6% of each lowercase letter's box (its advance width by the cap height), lighter than 42 of the 50 other serif fonts. Strokes change thickness with direction: the sides of o and O are 14.0 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 31% of the cap height, and the blank space either side of a lowercase letter takes up 5.2% of its width. Spacing is adjusted with 176 kerning pairs, more than 29 of the 50 other serif fonts. The tightest of them is VA, which closes up by 24.6% of the cap height. The figures have different widths, so columns of numbers set in Vogue Didone will not line up exactly.

Vogue Didone is drawn on the same letter structure as 5 other fonts in the library. Compared with Vogue Didone, Regal Inline cuts a thin line along each stroke and puts down 31% less ink. Herald Nib Roman sets 10% wider and puts down 31% more ink. Crypt Roman adds paint drips and puts down 16% more ink.