Waka Sans× DM Sans — difference audit ← back to the specimen

Waka Sans over DM Sans.

Waka Sans in ink, the original DM Sans in red, printed on top of each other — wherever the two disagree, colour leaks out. Use the weight and optical dials on everything at once, and click any glyph to measure it.

01Every characterclick a cell → inspect & measure
Weight500
Optical40
Waka SansDM Sans
gg
Glyphg · U+0067
Waka Sans advance
DM Sans advance
Width difference

Advance widths are measured live at the current weight, in units per em. Waka Sans runs tighter by design — every advance was pulled in 12/1000 em, and W/w were condensed 20%.

02Wordstype your own below
03Running textsame size, same measure — spacing does the rest
Waka Sans18px / 1.62

DM Sans18px / 1.62

04What Waka Sans changesfrom sources/build.py
Spacing Every non-zero advance is reduced by 12/1000 em — the whole face sets tighter, like letter-spacing: −0.012em baked in.
basaltobasalto
W · w The skeleton is condensed 20% and each stroke re-inflated to match V/v, so the W is compact without going light. W/w kerning pairs were stripped.
WwVvWwVv
a · g · figures The alternate g and numbers are promoted to defaults — Waka Sans ships exactly one form per letter; all stylistic sets are retired.
ag 0123469ag 0123469