Typography Vocab

An imaginary line upon which the base of each capital rests

An imaginary line that runs along the bottom of descenders

An imaginary line that runs along the top of the capital letters

An imaginary line that runs along the tops of the lower case letters

distance from base line to mean line, also the hight of the letter 'x'

The peak of the triangle of an "A"

stroke that is unattached on one or both ends ex: "E" "t"

curved stroke enclosing the counter from of a letter

negative space that is fully/partially enclosed by a letter form

Horizontal stroke that connects 2 sides of a letter form "A" "H"

A stroke on a lowercase letter form that falls below the baseline

The enclosed part of the lower case "e"

the countered edge that connects the serif and stem in bracketed serifs

thinest stroke with in a typeface that has strokes of varying widths

The lower diagonal stroke of the letter "K"

the stroke that connects the bowl and loop of the lower case roman "g"

the bottom part of the lower case roman "g"

short strokes that extend from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of major strokes of letter forms

the curved stroke projecting from a stem

the countered curved stroke of the "S"

A projection- smaller than a serif- that reinforces the point at the end of curved stroke ex "G"

A major vertical or diagonal stroke in the letterform

Any linear element in a letterform

A diagonal stroke or loop at the end of a letter "R" "j"

The end of any stroke that does not end in a serif

Sets of larger letters that is used int he initial position

set of smaller letters

complete set of capital letters that are the same x-height of lower case

numbers that are the same hight as the capital letters and sit on the baseline

Set of numbers that are compatible with lower case letters

• small numbers, usually slightly smaller than the x-height, used for footnotes and fractions
• Superior- hang from the capline
• Inferior- sit on the baseline

Common mathematical expressions made up of a superior figures and inferior figure, and a slash mark

Two or more characters linked together as one nit, such as "ff" and "&"

A ligature composed of 2 vowels which are used for represent a dipthong

characters used to notate basic mathematical processes

a system of a standard signs used in written and printed matter to structure an separate units and to clarify meaning

characters with accents for foreign language typesetting or for indicating pronunciation

assorted sings, symbols, reference marks and ornaments designed for use with a type font

Logograms used to signify monetary systems "$"

ratio between relative width and the height of a letter

ratio between black vertical strokes of letters and the intervals of white between them

Letters that slant to the right but are structurally the same as upright letters (Oblique) other ex: Script and italic

Relation between thick and thin strokes

the tradition method of setting foundry type by hand

A machine that cast a line of type on a single metal slug