Typography Vocab

1. The typeface used for body copy
4. A line indicating the height within the font of an uppercase letter
5. Vertical stroke of a letter form
6. A small line or stroke regularly attached to the end of a larger stroke in a letter or symbol within a particular font or family of fonts
8. A particular size, weight, and style of a typeface
9. A typographical symbol or ornament
11. The line upon which most letters "sit" and below which descenders extend
13. Measured in points that dictate the height of the lettering
14. the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed
15. The part of a lower-case letter that is taller than the font's x-height
17. A cursive font based on a stylized form of calligraphy called handwriting

2. Adjusts the amount of space between the letters of an entire word in equal increments
3. The portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font
6. A diagonal part of the letter
7. Serifs One that does not have extending features called serifs or "tails" at the end of strokes
10. The spacing between individual letters or characters
11. Makes letters of a test thicker than the surrounding text
12. The design of lettering that can include variation in size, weight, slope, width, and so on
16. A mark, sign, or symbol used in writing or printing