Eugene Alvin Villar on Nostr: Who else has a soft spot for text figures, also known as lowercase or old style ...
Who else has a soft spot for text figures, also known as lowercase or old style numerals, in #typefaces?
They look beautiful when used properly. Of course, they are hardly appropriate in coding fonts and financial/accounting contexts.
#typography #TextFigures
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