Typography terms

What does the term "kerning" refer to in typography?

• The process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font.

• The height of lowercase letters, not including ascenders and descenders.

• The thickness of a character stroke.

• The distance between the baseline and the top of capital letters.

What is a "serif" in typography?

• A small decorative line attached to the end of a stroke in a letter or symbol.

• A typeface without any serifs.

• The main body of a letter.

• The space inside a letter like 'o' or 'e'.

What does "leading" refer to in typography?

• The adjustment of the width of a block of text.

• The thickness of a character stroke.

• The vertical spacing between lines of text.

• The horizontal spacing between pairs of letters.

Which of the following best describes "tracking" in typography?

• Adjusting the vertical space between fonts.

• Adjusting the horizontal spacing across a whole word or sentence.

• The process of adding decorative elements to letters.

• The design and use of symbols outside the standard alphabet.

What is meant by "x-height" in typography?

• The height of the capital letters in a font.

• The distance between the baseline of a line of text and the top of the main body of lowercase letters.

• The height of the tallest letter in a font.

• The baseline upon which characters sit.