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Red Hat Display vs Urbanist

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

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Red Hat Display

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.

Urbanist

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 differences

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	Red Hat Display	Urbanist	Difference
x-heightHeight of lowercase letters, as a share of the font size. Higher reads larger at the same point size.	50.1%	50.0%	0.1%
Cap heightHeight of capitals, as a share of the font size.	70.0%	70.0%	0.0%
x-height to cap ratioProportion of lowercase to uppercase. Higher feels more modern and open.	0.72	0.71	0.00
Stroke weightMeasured thickness of a vertical stroke. Higher is heavier on the page.	7.3%	7.0%	0.3%
Stroke contrastHorizontal stroke divided by vertical. 1.0 is even; below 0.5 means strong thick-thin modulation.	0.90	1.00	0.10
Average character widthMean lowercase advance. Higher takes more horizontal space.	49.8%	50.4%	0.7%

Where they diverge most

Stroke contrast: Red Hat Display measures 0.90, Urbanist measures 1.00. Horizontal stroke divided by vertical. 1.0 is even; below 0.5 means strong thick-thin modulation.
Average character width: Red Hat Display measures 49.8%, Urbanist measures 50.4%. Mean lowercase advance. Higher takes more horizontal space.
Stroke weight: Red Hat Display measures 7.3%, Urbanist measures 7.0%. Measured thickness of a vertical stroke. Higher is heavier on the page.

At a glance

	Red Hat Display	Urbanist
Category	Sans Serif	Sans Serif
Weights	7	9
Variable axes	1	1
Language subsets	2	2
Designer	MCKL	Corey Hu