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**Buda** · 02-05-2007, 10:16 PM

Hmmm...can't help our postcodes look like: Auckand 1003. Only 4 numbers!!!

fredrich · 02-05-2007, 10:19 PM

Originally posted by budafist

Hmmm...can't help our postcodes look like: Auckand 1003. Only 4 numbers!!!

Same here...it does make things simpler though.

Ned · 02-05-2007, 10:24 PM

In Canada, we have alphanumeric 6 digit postal codes.

I usually put them after either the country or province (province if country is not included in the address), preceded by a couple spaces. This practice is more common with US Zipcodes (many Canadians drop the Postal Code to its own line underneath), but works very well to "compress" your address.

capezio · 02-06-2007, 09:32 AM

hmmm thanks for the replies, I guess I'll just continue doing what I do and mix the small caps in with the numbers and jiggle around with their sizing.

urstwile · 02-15-2007, 03:00 AM

Find a font that uses true small caps and old style figures. True small caps (as opposed to generated by the computer small caps) match the x-height of the lowercase, but also add thickness to the small caps. Old style figures, rather than sitting on the baseline, sit at different positions in relation to the baseline, and don't stick out as much as lining figures (the modern style).

Here's a sample:

capezio · 02-15-2007, 09:52 AM

thanks for that urstwile, I have learn't something, maybe it would work shifting the baseline of the numbers like your example—I'll have a play.

urstwile · 02-16-2007, 05:56 AM

Some fonts come built with this natively. Anyway, hope that helps.

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