width:The width of a typeface is often expressed in characters per pica, that is, the average number of characters that will fit within a pica.
style: Variations in the thickness and stroke, such as light, bold, italic, that lend flexibility and emphasis in the appearance of characters
font: A specific size and style of a given typeface; A set of characters that have a unified design and purpose
typeface: A collection of typographic characters (letters, numerals, punctuation, symbols) designed to be used together.
x-height:the height of the lowercase letter x. It is also the height of the body of lowercase letters in a font, excluding the ascenders and descenders.
cap height: Cap Height is the amount of distance that exists from the top of the capital letters to the baseline.
Leading is the space between lines of type. It is generally measured from baseline to baseline and expressed in points.
letterspacing (tracking): spaces in between typographical characters, to allow their groupings more agreeable to the eye.
MEASURING TYPE
How is type measured? in inches, mm, points or picas?
- the measurement of type size is from the tip of the ascender to the bottom of a descender of a letter.
- type is measured in points, and picas
- One point is nearly 1/72 of an inch, with 12 points being called a pica, which then measures approximately 1/6 of an inch.
point:
- a standard measurement unit for type sizes. One point equals approximately 1/72 of an inch.
pica:
- The system is a modification of a French system, and is based on the pica body. This pica body is divided into twelfths, which are termed "points," and every type body consist of a given number of these points
How many points in an inch?
- 72
If a letter is set in 36 pts, about how many inches tall is it?
- 1/2 inches tall
How many picas in an inch?
- 6
How many points in a pica?
- 12
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