Small Text Samples


These samples of small text represent the smallest significant characters found on sheet music in the Historic American Sheet Music Project. Characters have a 1mm x-height as measured by the lowercase e character. Scans are 150dpi 24-bit RGB color saved in JFIF file format using JPEG compression.

Following is sample text from the IEEE Standard Facsimile Test Chart 167A.1-1995. Helvetica Medium 6pt. font represents 1mm x-height characters. Scanned at 150dpi 24-bit RGB color saved in JFIF file format using JPEG compression.