The Language of Type
Across
- 3. the line on which most letters sit.
- 5. a particular design of type, including all of the sizes and variations, like bold italic.
- 8. 1/72 of an inch in type measurement. Type and rules are measured in points.
- 9. without serifs
- 10. the space between lines of type, measured in points from baseline to baseline.
- 11. a complete set of metal type of one particular face and size including upper case and lower case characters. In digital type, a font refers to a complete digital type file.
- 13. designed to look like handwriting, script fonts express elegance when used in moderation.
- 16. is the arrangement of text in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions such as left, center, right or justified.
- 19. type that is aligned in the center and ragged on the both the left and right sides.
Down
- 1. a part of a letter that extends below the baseline, like on "j" and "p".
- 2. the most typical alignment. type is aligned on the left side and ragged on the right.
- 4. the height from the baseline to the top of the capital letters.
- 6. the length of a line or block of text, best to be between 45 to 85 characters long.
- 7. type that is aligned on both the left and right sides.
- 12. type that is aligned on the right side and ragged on the left.
- 13. a small decorative line added as embellishment to the basic form of a character.
- 14. a part of a letter that extends above the x-height, like on "b" and "d".
- 15. adjusting the space between pairs of letters so the space between the letters is visually balanced.
- 17. the height of a lower case x in a typeface
- 18. 1/6 of an inch. Line lengths are measured in picas.