they should sit snuggly with the ensuing text. Letters with a projecting left-hand stem (T, V, W, Y) should overhang into the margin, and where an upper-case J has a large bowl... that resemble a typeface s lower-case characters in that they have an x-height and ascenders and descenders, as opposed to lining figures, which all match the height of the caps. Old-style... figures harmonize with and sit far more comfortably with upper and lower-case text. Ligatures Ligatures are not merely typographic novelties; they are both requisite and necessary...