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MWD 1.01 Typography Vocabulary Quia

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FontA specific size, weight, and style applied to a character
Font familyA group of similarly formatted characters
Font styleThe slant and weight of a character, such as bold or italic
MonospaceLetters share an equal amount of space, no matter their size
KerningHorizontal spacing between letters
LeadingVertical spacing of lines of text
OrnamentalDesigned strictly to catch the eye
ProportionalLetters take up space relative to their size
Sans SerifsLetters do not have attributes (serifs) on the tips
ScriptTypefaces that appear to have been written by hand
SerifsLetters that have attributes on the tips that add weight and dimension
TrackingHorizontal spacing between lines or blocks of text
TypefaceA specific style applied to a character


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