For more than 500 years after the time of the Arabic numerals overthrowing the Roman numeral system (I, II, III ...), the number is usually the only system that exists. The capitalization we use today was introduced only in the late 18th century.
In fact, it was in the early years of the phototypesetting that almost completely eradicated the common numbers when electronic fonts preferred modern flower numbers. Fortunately, an Arab numerology reintroduction movement has emerged in recent years with its full fledged version.
So when are you going to use uppercase-modern and when do you use lowercase-classic?
As a matter of fact, ancient numbers look the best when they appear in a text (such as a book or magazine). The number of flowers tends to slightly interrupt the view of the reader.
On the other hand, when used in a special text with all uppercase letters, the numbers are often extremely out of place. You will see both examples below. Note that the all-caps title (all uppercase letters) looks much better with the capital letters in the first paragraph than the text. Monday.
The opposite of the body of the text, when the capital letter at the beginning is high with the capital letters, causing the visual interruption, while the second digit makes the reader feel. a little more pleasant
Numerals also match the list; in part because they are next to the capital lettersSo how do you write regular numbers?
Most people probably will not care much about the typeface they write. The fonts that they choose are not included in the standard numbering system.
However, if the distinction between flowers is something that is important to you (if you are an author trying to follow the self-publishing route), choose a font that includes both numbers. Access them through palettes such as Character or Glyphs in programs that support it (such as inDesign or Quark XPress).
The difference looks subtle, but you will feel the reward for that effort by bringing comfort to your readers.
