[smufl-discuss] Re: Zero width sidebearings

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Zero width sidebearings

Mark Johnson
> I don't believe you typically want much gap between e.g. the 1 and 2 in 12/8, or between the 1 and 6 in 9/16.

Not much – but more than zero. If the digits are literally touching, that reduces legibility. The time sig digits in Opus and the other standard music fonts have always had some sidebearings (mostly, but not entirely, on the right side, just as with alphabetic glyphs).
 MJ
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