Typepography Flashcards
1
Q
What is leading?
A
Leading is the distance between two lines of type.
2
Q
What is kerning?
A
Kerning is the individual spaces between letterforms
3
Q
What is tracking?
A
Tracking is the distance between all letters in a sample of text.
4
Q
What is the difference between serif and san serif?
A
A serif is the small visual element at the end of a stroke. San serif is text without that visual element.
5
Q
What is the difference between x-height and cap hight?
A
X-height is the hight of the lowercase letters and cap hight is the hight of uppercase letters.
