Measurements
Most of the parameters of the neutral typeface were extracted from a series of measurements of existing typefaces. Not very suitable for the actual book, here is the table with all the numbers in its entirety:
| (Each parameter in this table is clickable and will open an explanatory popup window.) | n-Width |
H-Width |
Ascender length | Cap-Height | Descender length | Stroke Weight | Curve |
Contrast |
Aperture size | Stroke-end Angle in e | Stroke-end Angle in f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AG Buch |
81.8% | 78.19% | 135.77% | 135.77% | 136.15% | 17.51% | 63.44% | 21.51% | 77.81% | +4° | -6.5° |
 Documenta Sans |
81.81% | 78.77% | 162.67% | 146.74% | 149.72% | 16.79% | 60.23% | 15.66% | 175.95% | -27.8° | -19.4° |
 Franklin Gothic |
79.19% | 71.43% | 134.34% | 135.03% | 132.67% | 16.48% | 63.44% | 26.43% | 128.21% | +8.5° | -11.4° |
 Frutiger |
88.5% | 77.08% | 147.06% | 136.73% | 141.18% | 18.44% | 59.05% | 24.0% | 155.32% | -37.3° | -19.0° |
 Grotesque |
80.05% | 77.25% | 146.05% | 146.05% | 138.73% | 17.02% | 58.06% | 11.25% | 90.48% | -6.8° | -10.3° |
 Neue Helvetica |
83.0% | 79.27% | 138.38% | 135.77% | 138.58% | 16.48% | 60.87% | 16.67% | 81.18% | -12.7° | -17.4° |
 Syntax |
80.87% | 84.27% | 151.04% | 142.18% | 151.04% | 17.33% | 57.72% | 30.23% | 198.75% | 0° | 0° |
 TheSans |
81.67% | 78.22% | 146.73% | 139.9% | 149.55% | 18.1% | 61.57% | 23.96% | 193.33% | -19.3° | -11.9° |
 Trade Gothic |
72.74% | 70.01% | 138.84% | 138.84% | 136.92% | 13.86% | 61.16% | 0% | 168.06% | +1.7° | -20.9° |
 Univers |
86.74% | 75.21% | 143.01% | 143.21% | 137.86% | 18.66% | 63.0% | 28.57% | 81.91% | -6.4° | -3.8° |
 Average: a neutral typeface |
81.59% | 76.97% | 144.83% | 140.2% | 141.24% | 16.95% | 60.53% | 19.83% | 135.04% | -9.5° | -12.1° |