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==Anatomy of a font== | ==Anatomy of a font== | ||
Fonts, also referred to as typefaces, can be recognized by looking closely at a particular set of defining characteristics used to describe them. | Fonts, also referred to as typefaces, can be recognized by looking closely at a particular set of defining characteristics used to describe them. | ||
[[File:anatomy_font.png]] | [[File:anatomy_font.png|800px|thumb|left|Anatomy of a typeface]] | ||
==Font family== | ==Font family== | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 26 January 2012
Definition
Typography is the art of arranging and setting type traditionally for print and now extended to digital devices and interfaces.
Anatomy of a font
Fonts, also referred to as typefaces, can be recognized by looking closely at a particular set of defining characteristics used to describe them.
Font family
Font types
Font sizes
In the world of print and typesetting, font sizes were measured in points (1/72 of an inch) and their size referred to the number of points from the baseline to the cap height. Other measures important to type-setting and determining legibility at prescribed sizes are the x-height: the height of the letter x of a particular typeface and the height of the ascenders and descenders (See figure above).
Font sizes in CSS
See also CSS text styling tutorial