Posted by Toby Inkster on 12/20/06 09:46

Jukka K. Korpela wrote:

> No, they are two distinct fonts. Their overall designs are similar (with
> considerable differences in some details - see e.g. how "ft" looks on the
> two fonts), but Lucida Sans Unicode has thicker lines. In 12pt size, it
> looks semi-bold as compared with 12pt Lucida Sans. Moreover, as the name
> suggests, Lucida Sans Unicode has a wider coverage of characters.

Is LSU not just an updated version of LS, with more glyphs and better
hinting?

>> "Trebuchet MS" is a similar, though not identical font,
>
> Similar? Hardly, any more than being a sans serif font. Look at "g", the
> typical indicator of font design style. Or look at "M", or "a".

I never meant to say that they were the same. Just similar. They have a
similar feel. They're both slightly curvy humanist fonts.

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