DCI Unit 4 Typography

The height of lowercase letter, specifically the lowercase x.

Nonsense text used as a placeholder for actual text.

A family of alphabetical characters, numbers, punctuation marks, etc. with a consistent design.

The part of a character that descends below the baseline.

The horizontal distance of a character. 

This is an effect that gives the illusion of depth.

The adjustment of space between pairs of letters to improve its appearance.

This is the part of a lowercase character that extends above the x-height.

A feature that sets a temporary left, right, or left and right margin for paragraph text.

Typeface with projections extending off the main stroke of a character.

The first letter in a story that is enlarged and lowered.

A unit of measurement used to describe the size of text.

Smaller uppercase letters that are about the same height as lowercase letters.

The study of all elements of type as a means of visual communication.

The space between lines of text.

Adjusting the spacing between words, phrases, and extended blocks of text.

The first line in a paragraph is flush left, but all remaining lines are indented.

This is the height of capital letters from the baseline to the top of caps.

Type faces designed to attract attention; used mostly for things such as titles and headlines.

A line the width of a capital M; used to indicate a break in thought.