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TYPOGRAPHY Terms
All about Type, Font Families & More
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bullet | A small solid circle printed just before a line of type to emphasize it |
| Glyph | A special character or symbol not visible on a keyboard |
| Orphan | A font that has no family |
| Font Family | Regular, Medium, Bold, Extra Bold, Black, Italic |
| Serif | A fine line finishing off the main strokes of a letter or typeface |
| Sans Serif | A letter or typeface with no serifs |
| Typography | The style and appearance of printed matter |
| Kern | Adjust the spacing between (letters or characters) in a piece of text to be printed. |
| Superscript | A letter, figure, or symbol written or printed above the line |
| Leading | Line spacing like single space or double space |