Italic/oblique flat and sharp glyphs?
Posted: 01 Mar 2024, 16:53
I’m starting a large collection of chord charts (lyrics and chord symbols) for a publisher, and we’re trying to establish a style guide that is practical, legible, and typographically beautiful.
For my charts, I’ve always done bold lyrics with italic chord symbols above in Word, but now that it needs to be done properly (flat glyph instead of a lowercase b!), I’m really hung up on the italicized or oblique glyphs for flats and sharps.
I’d like to hear from others about what they think about italicized flats and sharps from a typographical perspective. Valid? Quirky?
For my charts, I’ve always done bold lyrics with italic chord symbols above in Word, but now that it needs to be done properly (flat glyph instead of a lowercase b!), I’m really hung up on the italicized or oblique glyphs for flats and sharps.
I’d like to hear from others about what they think about italicized flats and sharps from a typographical perspective. Valid? Quirky?