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