1.01 Typeface Spacing

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

Ornamental or Decorative

Designed strictly to catch the eye They should be used sparingly

Tracking

horizontal spacing between all the characters in a large block of text

Kerning

horizontal spacing between pairs of letters

Font Family

A group of similarly formatted typefaces

Font

A specific size, weight, and style applied to a character (letter, number, symbol)

Script

Characters appear to have been written by hand.

Sans Serif

Characters do not have attributes

Serif

Characters have attributes on the tips

Font Style

The slant and weight of a character, such as bold or italic.

Leading

vertical spacing between of lines of text

Typeface

The basic design of a character.