Find the second uppercase set through the right feature
The SparkyType publisher description credits David Buck and explains that the OpenType version contains two slightly different uppercase sets. It identifies Titling Caps as the route to the alternate set in supporting software. This is a specific feature instruction: switching an application’s ordinary uppercase command is not necessarily the same operation. Farmer’s Marker and other compound names are separate products.
Use alternates to control repeated capitals
Write the actual heading and identify repeated capitals before styling it. Make one version with the default letters and another with the alternate set. If your software permits individual feature application, compare selective substitutions at the repeated letters against an all-alternate line. Keep a record of which letters changed so the same heading can be reproduced by a colleague. Check a short sale notice and its price line separately; the headline should not obscure the information needed to act on it.
Keep a reproducible editable version
Save the editable document with the exact family and feature settings noted. Export a proof and compare it with the working file, particularly at the alternate letters; a missing feature or substituted font can change the result. Rye and Archivo Black here are independent headline comparisons, not Farmer files. The homepage’s decorative text options for a short name substitute Unicode characters and cannot activate Farmer’s Titling Caps or supply its licensed outlines.
Your questions, answered.
How do I access Farmer’s alternate capitals?
The publisher identifies the Titling Caps OpenType feature in supporting software. Check your application’s feature controls rather than assuming normal uppercase conversion selects them.
Is Farmer the same as Farmer’s Marker?
No. This guide identifies David Buck’s SparkyType family; the compound product name belongs to a different family.
Sources & background
Sources supporting this page’s explanations. Practical examples are our editorial suggestions.