
Why is lowercase "L" usually higher than capital "I"?
The difference isn't anything specifically to do with a lower case "L" and capital "i", but all captials and ascenders. The short answer is they align to different metrics. There is a "Cap height" that …
How to draw arrow with one right-turn in PowerPoint
2019年10月18日 · I would like to draw an arrow with a "single turn" in Microsoft PowerPoint, but it seems impossible; the only option that I have is "Elbow Arrow", which has "two turns".
Font recommendation for chemical formulae (disambiguate "I", "l")
Knew there was an answer: Andika from SIL. Four weights, has all the forms you need, superscripts and subscripts. The one snag is that the LC 'L' you want is an alt character (so is …
Interpreting a* and b* in L*a*b* color space
2017年4月18日 · In L* a* b* color space, I know L* corresponds to "lightness" so that as L* increases I can say colors are lighter. Is there a similar term that corresponds to the color …
What are the pros and cons of using Lab color?
Lab, which I often read as Lab but is properly said L-a-b, is amazing. It makes the world a more colorful place. If you've ever taken magic mushrooms, its kinda like that. With Magic …
Leading space/padding in sans-serif fonts
2023年1月29日 · Notice the small space before the letter L in the first two lines in the following image. It's more notable the larger the font size, but it's there in the second line too. The fonts …
Basic practical difference between Lab and Lch color models
2021年12月6日 · LCh is only a conversion from the L*a*b* cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates, wherein the L* values remains exactly the same, but the a*b* coordinates are …
What does a "normal" British pound sign look like?
The L stands for the Latin word libra, the name of a Roman unit of weight, which also gave rise to the abbreviation lb for a pound as a measure of weight, and to the French word livre . The first …
typography - Are tittles ("i" and "j") ascenders? - Graphic Design ...
2023年4月17日 · The lower-case letters b, d, f, h, k, l, and t usually have ascenders. The lower-case letters i and j usually have a dot on top, called tittle if one really needs a name for them. …
Why do some letters look odd at 100% but not 200%?
2011年9月9日 · Look at the example below on some select words from the document: the m, n, i and l all look like they have a few pixels of a descender when viewed at 100%. When I zoom …