diff --git a/buildglyphs.js b/buildglyphs.js
index 384996189..94d806cc9 100644
--- a/buildglyphs.js
+++ b/buildglyphs.js
@@ -2531,9 +2531,9 @@
             r202_xn$setwidth$9Jrj(r1_WIDTH);
             r202_xn$assignunicode$7Hrq('5');
             r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r1_sHookLower(0, (r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE) / 2, r1_HOOK));
-            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_RIGHTSB, (r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE) / 2)['set-width'](r1_STROKE, 0)['arc-vh-to'](r1_MIDDLE, r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['line-to'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_LEFTWARD)['to-outline']());
-            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP)['set-width'](0, r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_RIGHTWARD)['line-to'](r1_RIGHTSB - r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP)['heads-to'](r1_RIGHTWARD)['to-outline']());
-            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['set-width'](0, r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_UPWARD)['line-to'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP)['heads-to'](r1_UPWARD)['to-outline']());
+            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_RIGHTSB, (r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE) / 2)['set-width'](r1_STROKE, 0)['arc-vh-to'](r1_MIDDLE, r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['line-to'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE * (0.6 - r1_globalTransform['yx'] * 2), r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_LEFTWARD)['to-outline']());
+            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE * (0.6 - r1_globalTransform['yx'] * 2), r1_CAP)['set-width'](0, r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_RIGHTWARD)['line-to'](r1_RIGHTSB - r1_TBALANCE / 2, r1_CAP)['heads-to'](r1_RIGHTWARD)['to-outline']());
+            r202_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r202_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE * (0.6 - r1_globalTransform['yx'] * 2), r1_CAP * r1_FIVEBARPOS + r1_STROKE)['set-width'](0, r1_STROKE)['heads-to'](r1_UPWARD)['line-to'](r1_SB + r1_TBALANCE * (0.6 - r1_globalTransform['yx'] * 2), r1_CAP)['heads-to'](r1_UPWARD)['to-outline']());
             return void 0;
         });
         r1_xn$createglyph$7Hrq('six', function _r1_t107() {
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@
             return void 0;
         });
         r1_xn$createglyph$7Hrq('eight', function _r1_t109() {
-            var r208_xn$setwidth$9Jrj, r208_xn$assignunicode$7Hrq, r208_xn$startfrom$1aao, r208_xn$lineto$5sIl, r208_xn$curveto$1aao, r208_xn$cubicto$1aao, r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj, r208_xn$reverselast$3qIs, r208_include, r208_xn$createstroke$7Hrq, r208_xn$setanchor$9Jrj, r208_sma, r208_smb, _r208_t0;
+            var r208_xn$setwidth$9Jrj, r208_xn$assignunicode$7Hrq, r208_xn$startfrom$1aao, r208_xn$lineto$5sIl, r208_xn$curveto$1aao, r208_xn$cubicto$1aao, r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj, r208_xn$reverselast$3qIs, r208_include, r208_xn$createstroke$7Hrq, r208_xn$setanchor$9Jrj, r208_sma, r208_smb, r208_p, _r208_t0;
             _r208_t0 = this;
             r208_xn$setwidth$9Jrj = _r208_t0['set-width']['bind'](_r208_t0);
             r208_xn$assignunicode$7Hrq = _r208_t0['assign-unicode']['bind'](_r208_t0);
@@ -2607,9 +2607,10 @@
             r208_xn$assignunicode$7Hrq('8');
             r208_sma = r1_SMOOTHA * 0.975;
             r208_smb = r1_SMOOTHB * 0.975;
-            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r1_sStrand(r1_CAP - r208_sma, r208_sma));
-            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r1_sStrand(r208_smb, r1_CAP - r208_smb));
-            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r208_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_RIGHTSB, r1_CAP - r208_smb)['set-width'](r1_STROKE, 0)['arc-vh-to'](r1_MIDDLE, r1_CAP - r1_O)['heads-to'](r1_LEFTWARD)['arc-hv-to'](r1_SB, r1_CAP - r208_sma)['to-outline']());
+            r208_p = 0.95;
+            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r1_xsStrand(r1_mix(r1_RIGHTSB, r1_SB, r208_p), r1_CAP - r208_sma * r208_p, r1_RIGHTSB, r208_sma));
+            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r1_xsStrand(r1_SB, r208_smb, r1_mix(r1_SB, r1_RIGHTSB, r208_p), r1_CAP - r208_smb * r208_p));
+            r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r208_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_mix(r1_SB, r1_RIGHTSB, r208_p), r1_CAP - r208_smb * r208_p)['set-width'](r1_STROKE, 0)['arc-vh-to'](r1_MIDDLE, r1_CAP - r1_O)['heads-to'](r1_LEFTWARD)['arc-hv-to'](r1_mix(r1_RIGHTSB, r1_SB, r208_p), r1_CAP - r208_sma * r208_p)['to-outline']());
             r208_xn$putshapes$9Jrj(r208_xn$createstroke$7Hrq()['start-from'](r1_SB, r208_smb)['set-width'](r1_STROKE, 0)['arc-vh-to'](r1_MIDDLE, r1_O)['heads-to'](r1_RIGHTWARD)['arc-hv-to'](r1_RIGHTSB, r208_sma)['to-outline']());
             return void 0;
         });
diff --git a/glyphs/numbers.patel b/glyphs/numbers.patel
index 8d8992bc9..64b85cc92 100644
--- a/glyphs/numbers.patel
+++ b/glyphs/numbers.patel
@@ -125,22 +125,22 @@ create-glyph 'five' : glyph-construction {
 		:.start-from RIGHTSB [[CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE] / 2]
 		:.set-width STROKE 0
 		:.arc-vh-to MIDDLE [CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE]
-		:.line-to   [SB + TBALANCE / 2] [CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE]
+		:.line-to   [SB + TBALANCE * [0.6 - globalTransform.yx * 2]] [CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE]
 		:.heads-to  LEFTWARD
 		:.to-outline
 	
 	put-shapes : create-stroke
-		:.start-from [SB + TBALANCE / 2] CAP
+		:.start-from [SB + TBALANCE * [0.6 - globalTransform.yx * 2]] CAP
 		:.set-width  0 STROKE
 		:.heads-to   RIGHTWARD
 		:.line-to    [RIGHTSB - TBALANCE / 2] CAP
 		:.heads-to   RIGHTWARD
 		:.to-outline
 	put-shapes : create-stroke
-		:.start-from [SB + TBALANCE / 2] [CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE]
+		:.start-from [SB + TBALANCE * [0.6 - globalTransform.yx * 2]] [CAP * FIVEBARPOS + STROKE]
 		:.set-width  0 STROKE
 		:.heads-to   UPWARD
-		:.line-to    [SB + TBALANCE / 2] CAP
+		:.line-to    [SB + TBALANCE * [0.6 - globalTransform.yx * 2]] CAP
 		:.heads-to   UPWARD
 		:.to-outline
 }
@@ -183,15 +183,17 @@ create-glyph 'eight' : glyph-construction {
 	local sma : SMOOTHA * 0.975
 	local smb : SMOOTHB * 0.975
 	
-	put-shapes : sStrand [CAP - sma] sma
-	put-shapes : sStrand smb [CAP - smb]
+	local p 0.95
+	
+	put-shapes : xsStrand [mix RIGHTSB SB p] [CAP - sma * p] RIGHTSB sma
+	put-shapes : xsStrand SB smb [mix SB RIGHTSB p] [CAP - smb * p]
 	
 	put-shapes : create-stroke
-		:.start-from RIGHTSB [CAP - smb]
+		:.start-from [mix SB RIGHTSB p] [CAP - smb * p]
 		:.set-width  STROKE 0
 		:.arc-vh-to  MIDDLE [CAP - O]
 		:.heads-to   LEFTWARD
-		:.arc-hv-to  SB [CAP - sma]
+		:.arc-hv-to  [mix RIGHTSB SB p] [CAP - sma * p]
 		:.to-outline
 	
 	put-shapes : create-stroke