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Surprised that nobody has noticed that the “a” - with a tiny riser - is used in Roman version of many typefaces and the other “a” is used in the italic version
by grumblepeet 5y ago
Surprised that nobody has noticed that the “a” - with a tiny riser - is used in Roman version of many typefaces and the other “a” is used in the italic version of the font. See this article for more information on that https://creativepro.com/dont-commit-the-type-crime-of-applying-faux-italic-in-microsoft-word/ https://creativepro.com/dont-commit-the-type-crime-of-applyi... I see this mistake being made all over the place which as a former graphic designer makes me sad.
- aksss 5y ago> True, for many typefaces, Word will automatically apply the proper italic fonts (if you have them installed) That was good to know. Relieved me of angst for the guilt I was going to feel knowing I would never be the guy changing the font for one italicized word. :)
- nanna 5y agoA big benefit of using LaTeX for writing is that it enforces typography rules like this out of the box, without having to study typography beforehand. I hadn't really really why italics just look so much better in LaTeX than Word, so thanks for sharing.
- john-aj 5y agoWell, Word only does this if there isn't an italic variant of the font. In which case I don't see how LaTeX could provide proper italics either.
- jraph 5y agoIt wouldn't by default without effort (or at all). Which is valuable if you don't want to mess things up without knowing.
- yongjik 5y agoWorth mentioning: LaTeX (and TeX) support "slanted" fonts that are different from "italic". Example image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Modern#/media/File:CMU_Fonts.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Modern#/media/File:CM...
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- ksaj 5y agoBaskerville is one such font. The italic version is single-story, but the regular version is not. Even worse is that this shift doesn't occur between the letters g.