← Back to context Comment by voidUpdate 5 days ago > However, as a very rough guideline, an "average" font might have [...] an x-height of 48% of the em 1 comment voidUpdate Reply einpoklum 5 days ago I guess I somehow skipped that, sorry T_TBut let's look at the font used here on HN. Sure, it's monospace, but it's not particularly thin. Mx ... the x-height is pretty close the em-width. So that quote should probably read "for our idea of typical serif fonts".
einpoklum 5 days ago I guess I somehow skipped that, sorry T_TBut let's look at the font used here on HN. Sure, it's monospace, but it's not particularly thin. Mx ... the x-height is pretty close the em-width. So that quote should probably read "for our idea of typical serif fonts".
I guess I somehow skipped that, sorry T_T
But let's look at the font used here on HN. Sure, it's monospace, but it's not particularly thin. Mx ... the x-height is pretty close the em-width. So that quote should probably read "for our idea of typical serif fonts".