Across
- 1. a particular size, weight and style of a typeface
- 8. the portion of a letter is taller than the font
- 9. a cursive font based on a stylized form of calligraphy handwriting
- 12. the design of lettering that can include variations in size, weight (e.g. bold) , slope(e.g. italic), width(e.g. condensed), and so on.
- 15. a diagonal part of the letter
- 17. a typographical symbol or ornament
- 19. the part of a lower-case letter that is taller that the font's x-height
Down
- 2. the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible ,readable and appealing when displayed
- 3. a mark, sign , or symbol (as a letter or figure) used in writing or printing
- 4. the typeface used for body copy
- 5. the line upon which most letters "sit" and below which descends extend
- 6. Size measured in pt (points) Points dictate the height of the lettering
- 7. adjusts amount of space between the letters of an an entire word in equal increments
- 10. a line indicting the high within the font of an uppercase letter
- 11. a small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within font or family of fonts.
- 13. main (usually vertical)stroke of a letterform
- 14. makes letters of text thicker than the surrounding text
- 16. Serifs one that does not have extending features called "serifs or tails" at the end of strokes
- 18. the sparking between individual letters or characters
