lnum — Lining Figures

lnum (Lining Figures) replaces figures with lining figures.

Since lining figures match the height of capitals, this feature suits headlines and other lines set together with capitals. Characters designed for use with figures, such as separators, may also be included.

The counterpart in the figure-style axis is onum (Oldstyle Figures). The specification defines lnum as mutually exclusive with onum. The figure-width axis (pnum and tnum) is independent of this, and the two axes are combined in use. zero, which adds a slash through the 0, applies only to the lining form of the zero.

Example

Without lnum

2026

With lnum

2026

.fea source

Preview textfeature lnum { sub [zero one two three four five six seven eight nine] by [zero.lf one.lf two.lf three.lf four.lf five.lf six.lf seven.lf eight.lf nine.lf]; } lnum;

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Writing it in a feature file

The rules are written with Lookup Type 1.

.fea sourcefeature lnum { sub [zero one two three four five six seven eight nine] by [zero.lf one.lf two.lf three.lf four.lf five.lf six.lf seven.lf eight.lf nine.lf]; } lnum;

Preview textWithout rules

2026

With rules

2026

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Specifications

• Microsoft OpenType Specification, Registered features — Tag: ‘lnum’