Fonts and Typography TypeFace Properties 2

Question 1

What does the term 'x-height' refer to in a typeface?

Accepted Answer

The height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders

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The total height of capital letters

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The width of the letter x

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The space between two lines of text

Question 2

Which part of a letter extends below the baseline, as in 'g', 'y', and 'p'?

Accepted Answer

Descender

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Ascender

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Serif

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Counter

Question 3

What is the 'counter' of a letterform?

Accepted Answer

The enclosed or partially enclosed negative space within a letter

Answer

The serif at the bottom of a stroke

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The thickest stroke of a letter

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The slant applied to italic letters

Question 4

A typeface's 'weight' describes which property?

Accepted Answer

The thickness or heaviness of its strokes

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The horizontal width of its characters

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The vertical spacing between lines

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The angle of its italic forms

Question 5

What is an 'ascender' in typography?

Accepted Answer

The part of a lowercase letter that rises above the x-height

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The baseline of a line of text

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The rounded end of a stroke

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The space between paragraphs

Question 6

The 'baseline' in typography is best described as what?

Accepted Answer

The invisible line upon which most letters sit

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The top boundary of capital letters

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The line marking the bottom of descenders

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The center axis of a letterform

Question 7

What does 'cap height' measure?

Accepted Answer

The height of capital letters from the baseline

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The height of lowercase x

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The depth of descenders

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The width of a capital M