LiamH Type

1. Describing Type
Liam Heeley

2. Typeface/Font
• A typeface is the name of the group, then the
font is ‘bold’ or ‘italic’ for example.
• An example of a typeface is ‘Times New
Roman’, then the font is ‘Times New Roman
Bold’.

3. Upper case / Caps (or capitals)
• This is a version of the text that you have
typed.
• For example ‘UPPER CASE’, which is also
known as capitals or caps.

4. Lower case
• This is another version of the text you have
typed.
• For example ‘lower case’, with no capital
letters.

5. Numerals
• This is a figure or symbol that detonates a
number, these figures or symbols could also
be in groups.

6. Glyph
• A glyph is a type of symbol that we
understand as it has a meaning.
• For example a ‘?’ represents a question.

7. Point size • Leading
• The point size of the font is a relative measure
of the size of the font.
• For example ‘This is size 18’ and ‘this is 11’.
• Leading is the spacing between the lines of
text.

8. Alignment styles: Set left/Flush
left/Ragged right Set Right / Flush right
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• This is the way you align the text on the page.
• This is the shortcut way of centering text on a
page, using this tool.

9. Kerning
• This is the spacing between characters in a
piece of text.

10. Tracking
• Tracking is the amount of space between
letters, that can be adjusted.

11. Dingbats
• A dingbat is an ornament, character, or spacer
used in typesetting, often used for the
creation of box frames