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Barlow vs Titillium Web

Both are sans serif faces on Google Fonts. Barlow has the larger x-height, so it looks bigger at the same size. Barlow takes more horizontal space.

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Handgloves & Quartz Jockeys

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Handgloves & Quartz Jockeys

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs, then ship it to 1,842 Grove Street by 9:30 AM.

Measured from the font files. Heights and widths are shown as a share of the font size, so they compare directly at any point size.
Measurement	Barlow	Titillium Web	Difference
x-heightHeight of lowercase letters, as a share of the font size. Higher reads larger at the same point size.	50.6%	50.0%	0.6%
Cap heightHeight of capitals, as a share of the font size.	70.0%	69.2%	0.8%
x-height to cap ratioProportion of lowercase to uppercase. Higher feels more modern and open.	0.72	0.72	0.00
Average character widthMean lowercase advance. Higher takes more horizontal space.	48.7%	47.3%	1.4%

Average character width: Barlow measures 48.7%, Titillium Web measures 47.3%. Mean lowercase advance. Higher takes more horizontal space.
x-height: Barlow measures 50.6%, Titillium Web measures 50.0%. Height of lowercase letters, as a share of the font size. Higher reads larger at the same point size.
x-height to cap ratio: Barlow measures 0.72, Titillium Web measures 0.72. Proportion of lowercase to uppercase. Higher feels more modern and open.

	Barlow	Titillium Web
Category	Sans Serif	Sans Serif
Weights	9	6
Variable axes	None	None
Language subsets	3	2
Designer	Jeremy Tribby	Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino