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CHIFFRE CAPITALE [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
DEF

Arabic figure that aligns top and bottom, for example, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.

OBS

as opposed to old-style figure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Chiffre d'une hauteur uniforme et d'un dessin systématiquement établi sur une largeur d'un demi-cadratin, ce qui assure un alignement vertical rigoureux.

OBS

Ici, l'adjectif «capitale» ne signifie pas «en majuscules», mais désigne plutôt une catégorie de chiffres arabes. S'oppose aux «chiffres elzéviriens».

Key term(s)
  • chiffres capitales

Spanish

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