Kant
Kant fonts are available in OpenType Basic (no features) and OpenType Expert (features included). OpenType features provide advanced typographic performance and can be accessed by almost all professional layout software.
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Stylistic Alternates
All upright styles of Kant Expert include an alternative single-storey g, accessible via the OpenType features Stylistic Set 01 or Stylistic Alternates. The italics also contain an alternative double-storey a.
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Small Caps
Small Caps replace lowercase letters with specially designed small capital forms and numerals with matching small-cap figures. They match the weight and proportions of the typeface and are intended for abbreviations, acronyms, and typographic emphasis.
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Ligatures
Ligatures are designed to improve the kerning and readability of certain letter pairs. For example, when this feature is activated, typing ‘f’ and ‘i’ will automatically produce the ‘fi’ ligature.
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Ordinals
This feature replaces default alphabetic glyphs with the corresponding ordinal forms.
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Lining Figures
Kant Expert fonts contain several styles of numerals. The default proportional figures are slightly smaller than the capitals and feature subtle ascenders and descenders, allowing them to blend naturally into running text. Full-height lining figures, aligned with the capitals, are available via the Lining Figures feature.
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Oldstyle Figures
Oldstyle figures have pronounced ascenders and descenders, giving them a more traditional appearance and allowing them to integrate naturally with lowercase text. They are available via the Oldstyle Figures feature.
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Tabular Figures
Tabular figures are for use in tables where numerals need to be aligned vertically. Tabular figures are available as an OpenType feature and have a fixed width in all weights.
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Arbitrary Fractions
All Expert fonts already include a number of pre-designed diagonal fractions. The fraction feature allows you to create other fractions quickly and easily.
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Superscript / superiors
Replaces all figures with their superior alternates, which can be used for footnotes, formulas, etc.
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Subscript / inferiors
Replaces all figures with their inferior alternates, used primarily for mathematical or chemical notation.
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Language Support
Correct typographical glyphs e.g. in Romanian (commaaccent replaces cedilla).