Text figures

In text figures, the shape and positioning of the numerals vary as those of lowercase letters do. In the most common scheme, 0 , 1 , and 2 are of x-height, having neither ascenders nor descenders; 6 and 8 have ascenders; and 3 , 4 , 5 , 7 , and 9 have descenders.

High-quality typesetting generally prefers text figures in body text: they integrate better with lowercase letters and small capitals, unlike runs of lining figures. Lining figures are called for in all-capitals settings (hence the alternative name titling figures ), and may work better in tables and spreadsheets.

Sometimes the stress of the 0 is made different from a letter o in some way, although many fonts do not do this.[6][7]