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  • Petite caps | Definition and Translations

    Small caps will often be slightly or significantly larger than the x-height of the font. Some typefaces have additional small caps which match the x-height and they are called petite caps. Both types can be access through distinct OpenType features: SMCP (small caps) and PCAP (petite capitals).

     

    Dutch: kleinkapitalen
    French: petites capitales
    German: kleine Kapitälchen
    Portuguese: Versalete
    Spanish: Versalitas

    Related Term(s): Small Caps


    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Alexis B. Diogo Ramos Moreira Juanjo Lopez



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