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Identifying Characteristics

Platelet.

The letter A. Most notable is the rounded apex and the two story lowercase letter. It has medium long legs, but nothing out of the ordinary.
B - round bowls with the middle bar not quite touching the stem. Lowercase b is just an uppercase form with a high reaching ascender.
C - nothing special except both lower and uppercase are identical
D- the bowl on the lowercase d is the same size as the uppercase D.
E- Uppercase has rounded top and bottom bars. Eye of the lowercase e is huge
F- lowercase reaches way higher than the cap-height
G - No spurs. Lowercase is a two story g which is uncommon in san serif fonts
H-P have similar characteristics to other letters
CEPT l – lowercase has a noticeably high ascender that can be recognized and distracting in body text
Q - both assume cap-like proportions
R-V - nada
W - Cap has a sharp apex and vertex, while lowercase is rounded
X - since all letters are monocase, there is no x-height for this font
Y - lowercase has a short descender in proportion to the rest of the letter
Z - upper and lower are the same
#s - they bounce up and down on the baseline