| A | B |
| ascenders | the parts of lowercase letters that rise above the x-height |
| baseline | imaginary line on which characters rest |
| cap height | the distance between the baseline and the top of capital letters |
| descenders | the parts of a lowercase character that extend below the baseline |
| hue | the color itself |
| luminescence | the brightness of a color |
| monospaced | a font in which each character uses the same amount of horizontal space |
| point size | 1/72 of an inch |
| proportional | a font which allows varying amounts of horizontal space for each character |
| sans serif | font that does not contain a small stroke at the end of each character |
| saturation | the intensity of a color |
| serif | a small stroke at the end of a character |
| typeface | a set of characters with a common design and shape |
| font | typeface |
| watermark | a lightened graphic or text displayed behind text on a page |
| x-height | height of the lowercase x of a font |