What is the origin of the typographic practice of raising “O” with a mark under it?
Desert Tripper asked:
I am curious as to the origins of the creative typographic practice of setting an “O” in a word smaller, raised above the baseline and with some sort of mark under it. Examples include the “O” in the ITC Rennie Mackintosh and Willow fonts. I have seen it in other places, such [...]