How do I make the numbers equal in height to letters when using small caps with open type font?

Question

Hi all,I am typesetting a book that uses small caps for the first five words of each chapter. Sometimes the first five words contain numbers, such as, "In 1922 the sandwich was invented." In this case, the letters all convert to small caps, but the numbers stick up. I have tried selecting "Tabular Lining," and while the baseline is then correct, they are still too tall. The font in question is Benton Modern. Any solutions?

James Gifford—NitroPress · Answer

A character style override for the numbers is all that comes to mind. You might be able to swap in alternate number forms for those short passages; see if Benton has number alternates of any kind.

This is Minion, but you get the point. Select the numbers and any OpenType options should appear:

That second 2 looks as if it would fit among small caps; a fractional size tweak might help. Not sure if this can be encased in a Character Style, but maybe. There are some complex OpenType control options.

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