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Today I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perception (frerejones.com)

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[-] Sternhammer@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

This is known as optical alignment. It’s very common in font design.

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