On: Web typography for non-designers

[radicalbyte]

I'm not a designer, but I notice something strange in the size section. At lower sizes, the numbers are lower than the letters.

Is that an error, or is that "by design"? It looks really ugly to me.

I'm using an rMBP with the latest Chrome and Mavericks.

[illicium → radicalbyte]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_figures

[capex → radicalbyte]

Some fonts like the Alegreya Sans have numbers with varying heights, it is just a matter of style.

[philo23 → radicalbyte]

I believe that's just how the font is stylised.