| A | B |
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| Typography | the design of the characters and the way they are presented on the page |
| Typeface | the basic design of a character |
| Serif | the characters have attributes on the tips |
| Sans Serif | the characters do not have attributes on the tips |
| Ornamental | designed directly to attract the eye |
| Decorative | designed directly to attract the eye |
| Script | the characters appear to have been written by hand |
| Font | a specific size, weight, and style applied to a character |
| Font style | the slant and weight of a character, such as bold or italic |
| Font Family | a group of similarly formatted typefaces |
| Monospaced | all characters receive an equal amount of space regardless of the size of the character |
| Proportional | all characters receive a different amount of horizontal space based on the size of the character |
| Leading | vertical spacing between of lines of text |
| Kerning | horizontal spacing between pairs of letters |
| Tracking | horizontal spacing between all the characters in a large block of text |
