Trebuchet MS - Distinguishing Characteristics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Trebuchet MS distinguishes itself from other common sans-serif typefaces through several characteristics, the most notable of which include:

• The splayed edges of the uppercase "M" which form a 10° angle with a vertical line,
• The shape of the tail of the uppercase "Q",
• The bar of the capital "A" is low,
• The shortened tails of the lowercase "e" and the numerals "6" and "9",
• The hybrid open and looped tail of the lowercase "g",
• The rounded dots above and the shapes of the lowercase "i" and "j",
• The curved tail beneath the lowercase "l",
• The dollar sign symbol "$", in which the vertical strike only appears above the top and below the bottom curves of the S,
• The ampersand "&" in the form of an "Et" ligature and
• The exclamation point "!", whose dot is large and round.
• Italic fonts incorporate italic type characteristics instead of just tilting roman glyphs, making it the first sans serif font family from Microsoft to use true italic features.
• The endash and hyphen are essentially indistinguishable