The Language of Type

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.

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.