E -F

Question 1

EM

Answer 1

unit of measure of print type equal to the square of a type letter. Most machine-set type characters are one-half an em (called an en) The actual size of an em varies, depending on the point size of the type being used

Question 2

Extender

Answer 2

a term used to refer to both ascenders and descenders, named such because they extend beyond the body of the font

Question 3

Eye

Answer 3

the counter or enclosed area at the top of the lowercase e

Question 4

Face

Answer 4

style of type used for printing; also typeface

Question 5

Family

Answer 5

variations of one primary font that have similar characteristics of serifs, strokes, proportions, and optical balance. variations may include weight or width

Question 6

Fillet

Answer 6

also called bracketing, this refers to the curve of straight connection between the stroke of a letterform and the serif

Question 7

Finial

Answer 7

the non-serif ending added to a stroke, which is classified as a ball, swash, spur, or hook; the shape of the final may taper

Question 8

Flag

Answer 8

decorative, curved strokes connected to the stem of an uppercase gothic or blackletter face

Question 9

Fleuron

Answer 9

a decorative typesetting unit that may be assembled into borders and fanciful dividers; often floral in appearance

Question 10

Flush Left

Answer 10

a typesetting term for the specification of line or paragraph alignment along a left-hand margin; the rag-right edge is inferred if it is not specified

Question 11

Flush Right

Answer 11

Typesetting term for the specification of line or paragraph alignment along a right-hand margin; the rag or rag-right edge is inferred if it is not specified

Question 12

Folio

Answer 12

the page number, may include a type, date, or flourish that is placed with the page number on the page

Question 13

Font

Answer 13

typographer’s name for the complete section of type of one size and face. A font will include all 16 letters of the alphabet (including uppercase and lowercase as well as small caps) The numbers 0-9 , punctuation marks, and some commonly used symbols, such as the ampersand (&) and dollar sign ($)

Question 14

Force Justified

Answer 14

a type of text alignment in a column where the text is set to align with both the left and the right margins at the same time. From a distance it appears to provide a clean layout solution, but from the reader’s perspective, white or negative spaces between the words can become distracting, making it difficult to read and decipher the content. Force justified refers to the fact that even in the short, ending lines of a paragraph, which may contain only a few words, words are spaced to align with the margins

Question 15

Furniture

Answer 15

in typesetting, this term refers to the wood or metal spacing material that is used to fill extra spaces in the chase around handset type to assist in locking it into place