WEIGHT_the density or lightness of the individual letter forms
WIDTH_the distance from one side of a character to the other. in typography, width can also be measured in "ems", which defines the proportion of a given letter's width and height with respect to the point size of a given font.
STYLE_level of boldness or kind of letter within a typeface.
FONT_a collective name for a typeface but actually referring only to a single style
TYPEFACE_the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks.
X-HEIGHT_the height of a lowercase “x” in a typeface. Can impact a typeface’s “visual weight” and readability and therefore impact on the typesize that we choose.
CAPT HEIGHT_the height of a capital letter above the baseline for a particular typeface.
LEADING_the vertical spacing between baselines.
LETTERSPACING_the spacing between letters in a line of text.
HOW IS TYPE MEASURED IN INCHES, MM, POINTS, OR PICAS?_Type is measured in points and picas which measure type size, line spacing, and column width.
PICA_the printers unit of measurement that is equal to 12 points.
POINTS IN AN INCH_72 points in 1 inch
IF A LETTER SET IS 36 POINTS ABOUT HOE MANY INCHES TALL IS IT_1/2 inch tall
PICAS IN AN INCH_6 postscript picas
POINTS IN A PICA_12 points in 1 pica
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