Pixel-Based Typeface Aphabet

This is my finished pixel-based typeface. It took me days to get it to this point. I can now appreciate the incredible amount of detail work and thought that typographers put into something so seemingly simple!

My general rules for the typeface are:

minuscule:

- x-height = 5 pixels high

- ascenders generally have the shape of 5 - 2 - 1 pixels, moving upward and to the right

- e, c, s, r try to follow the basic shape of bowl-based letters

- any letters with 2 "legs" (m, n, h, w, v, u) have a single pixel "kicked" to one side in order to make the letter look like it's slanted toward the right (upper left pixels on w, v, & u move 1 pixel to the right; lower right pixels on w, v, & move 1 pixel to the left).

- to increase the slant, u, v, w & y have the rightmost upward stem chopped down by 1 pixel

- for bowl-based letters with ascenders and descenders, there is a 1 pixel gap in the stem where the acender / descender meets the bowl. This is to increase the visual slant of the letter and to "lighten" the appearance of the connection

-most troublesome letters: z, x, y. x breaks the most rules.

majuscule:

- cap-height = 8 pixels high

- letter width is generally 5 pixels

- stems generally follow the 5-2-1 pixel pattern (slanting toward upper right)

- letters with bowls generally follow the pixel pattern for O, whenever possible.

- H, K, M, N, U, V, W, Y (letters with 2 verticals - can there be more than one "stem" on a letter?) have the upper right pixel removed to increase the italic appearance. H, M, & Y also have the lower right pixel "kicked" over the the left by 1 pixel width (same reason).

-most troublesome letters: X, Z, N, Y. Biggest rulebreaker is X, once again. When the X followed the rules, it didn't appear to fit with the other letters anymore. At least this way, it looks italic and is the right height and width.

The majuscule letters were more challenging for me than the minuscule, for some reason, particularly those with long, straight diagonals. I'm not entirely sure why. Although the x-height for the minuscule is consistent, the x-heights of the majuscule letters vary a bit more. I realize this is partially because I chose a cap-height with an even number of pixels. This forced the midline of each letter to not be at the physical midpoint of the stems. I decided to make the x-height for the majuscule 5 pixels high in order to match the minuscule (also, it looked more italicized that way). I tried to make the majuscule & miniscule appear to be in the same family by looking at angle of slant and by keeping the 5-2-1 pixel shape consistent throughout (left side of each applicable letter).

Below are some troublesome letters with some alternate forms beneath them. I'd welcome any feedback about my choices and about whether any letters continue to stick out from the group above.

Ciao!