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  • Oldstyle figures | Definition and Translations

    Figures with ascenders and descenders like lowercase letters.

     

    Dutch: uithangende cijfers
    French: chiffres elzéviriens (chiffres suspendus)
    German: Mediävalziffern (Minuskelziffern)
    Italian: Numeri saltellanti
    Polish: cyfry mediewalowe, cyfry nautyczne
    Russian: минускульные цифры
    Spanish: Elzevirianos, cifras antiguas o de caja baja
    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Alexis B. Fernando Díaz CAST JesusBarrientos Przemysław Sakrajda

    Terms linking to this term:
    Lining figures
    Academy Lessons linking to this term:
    E2: The Character Set
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