I've noticed the following issue with how high the numerator is placed, but only when using Palatino: \setupbodyfont[palatino] \starttext \startformula {3\over4}\quad {1\over2} \stopformula \stoptext The 3 and the 1 sit quite high above the division line, esp. in comparison with the gap below the line (above the 4 and the 2). The place okay without the \setupbodyfont[palatino], so maybe it is something incorrect in the font parameters? The fonts are (from 'pdffonts'): EUEJAR+TeXGyrePagella-Regular CID Type 0C Identity-H yes yes yes 18 0 UPBTGS+TeXGyrePagellaMath-Regular CID Type 0C Identity-H yes yes yes 19 0 And it is compiled with 2014.03.27 20:04 MKIV. Is there a way to adjust the spacing, or an alternative workaround? -Sanjoy