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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.
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Baseline
Printing & publishing; Typography
An imaginary line upon which letters sit and descenders extend below the baseline.
Weight
Printing & publishing; Typography
The range of a stroke's width. Also knows as demibold, light, and bold. Some typeface families have many weights like ultra-bold and extra-light. Associated to the heaviness of the stroke for a ...
Typeface
Printing & publishing; Typography
A typeface consists of a series of fonts and a full range of characters, such as, numbers, letters, marks and punctuations.
Widow line
Printing & publishing; Typography
A single line of a paragraph at the top or bottom of a page or column, which has been seperated from the rest of the paragraph.
Width
Printing & publishing; Typography
Refers to whether the basic typeface has been lengthened or compressed horizontally. The typical variations are condensed, normal, or extended.
