Typography

Typography

Typography is the technique of arranging type in order to make language visible. This process includes the selection of font style, size, line length and spacing.

Industry: Printing & publishing

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Modern

Printing; Typography

Font with high contrast letters and heavy, untapered stems and light serifs. Originally established by Firmin Didot and Giambattista Bodoni during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Oblique

Printing; Typography

A Roman typeface which slants to the right. Often confused with italics.

Italic

Printing; Typography

The style of letters that usually slope to the right. Used for emphasis within text.

Justify

Printing; Typography

To make a line of type a certain length by spacing out the words and numbers.

Leading

Printing; Typography

Refers to the amount of added vertical spacing between lines of text.

Bad break

Printing & publishing; Typography

Refers to widows or orphans a in text copy, or any break that causes awkward reading.

Bar

Printing & publishing; Typography

The horizontal or vertical line drawn through a grapheme (unit of writing, such as a letter). Sometimes added to distinguish one grapheme from another.