typography elements
counter
counter is the inclosed part of the letter..
glyphs
is an element of writing: an individual mark on a written medium that contributes to the meaning of what is written.
tracking
is the adjustment of space for groups of letters and entire blocks of text.
kerning
is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font, usually to achieve a visually pleasing result.
point size
point size is the top to the bottoms of the letters
serif
serif is the little lines that are on the letter (r).
type face classification
Characterized by high contrast between thick and thin strokes and flat serifs, Modern fonts are harder to read than previous and later typestyles.
font
a font is traditionally defined as a quantity of sorts composing a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular typeface.
x height
x-height is the length of the lower case letter
alignment
is the setting of text flow or image placement relative to a page, column (measure), table cell or tab. The type alignment setting is sometimes referred to as text alignment, text justification or type justification.
cape line
cape line cape line is the line were the capitol letters is.
descender
descender is the bottom of the lower case letter
type face
a typeface (also known as font family) is a set of characters that share common design features.
ascender
ascender is the extended part at the top of the lower case letter.
descender line
descender line is the line under the lower case letters