Typography

What does 'serif' mean?

• A short line or stroke attached to or extending from the open ends of a letterform.

• A slanted version of a typeface.

What is the height of a typeface’s lowercase letters called?

• Cap Line

• X-Height

What is the Arc of the stem?

• A curved stroke that is continuous with a stem.

• The main stroke of a letterform.

What is a horizontal stroke that does not connect to a stem on one or both ends called?

• Arm

• Leg

An individual symbol of the full character set that makes up a typeface; may take the form of a letter, number, punctuation mark, etc. This is called...

• Font

• Character

What is the vertical spacing between lines of text (from baseline to baseline) called?

• Kerning

• Leading

What is a 'stroke'?

• The closed, round or oval curve of a letter.

• A single linear element that forms part of a character; straight or curved.

What is another term for 'Alternate Character'?

• Glyph

• Italic

The part of the stem that rests on the baseline is called...

• Foot

• Shoulder

A piece of a letter that extends below the baseline.

• Ascender

• Descender