Typography and Layout Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Space around the edges
  2. 6. Height of lowercase letters (like “x”)
  3. 9. Visual order of importance
  4. 14. Height of capital letters
  5. 15. Highlighting key information
  6. 16. Part that falls below the baseline (g, p, y)
  7. 17. Left, right, center, or justified
  8. 18. Typefaces without serifs
  9. 20. Vertical space between lines of text
  10. 21. Overall spacing across a word or paragraph
Down
  1. 1. The invisible line letters sit on
  2. 3. Space between columns
  3. 4. Vertical divisions within a layout
  4. 5. Each character takes the same width
  5. 7. Handwritten or calligraphic styles
  6. 8. Small decorative strokes at letter ends
  7. 10. Decorative fonts meant for headlines
  8. 11. Empty areas that let designs breathe
  9. 12. Part of a letter that rises above the x-height (b, d, h)
  10. 13. Space between individual letter pairs
  11. 14. Difference in size, weight, or style
  12. 19. Thickness of a typeface (light, bold)
  13. 22. Underlying structure that organizes content