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einpoklum • today at 11:17 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yes. That is, for a given x-height, the width of an 'M' half of what it "should" be for that x-height. According to this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)

it seems the width of an M should be exactly equal to the x-height in points (IIUC).


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voidUpdate • today at 11:23 AM

> However, as a very rough guideline, an "average" font might have [...] an x-height of 48% of the em

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