b oclair a cademy typography. base line base line the imaginary line on which all characters rest
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Boclair Academy
Technology Technology Department Department
Gra
phic
G
raphic
C
om
munic
ati
on
Com
mu
nic
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on
Typography
Typography Base line
Base line
Base line The imaginary line on which all characters rest
TypographyMean line
Mean Line
Mean line The imaginary line which determines the height of lower case letters.
Typography x-height
x-height
x-height The height of the lower case letters such as x, a, o
TypographyAscender
Ascender
Ascender The stroke of a letter which rises above the Mean LineSuch as k, h, l.
Ascender line
Mean line
Ascender line The imaginary line which determines the height of the ascender
TypographyDescender
Base line
Descender line
Descender
Descender The stroke of a letter which hangs below the Base lineSuch as p, y, g.
Descender line The imaginary line which determines the length of hang
Typography
Bod
y si
ze
Body size
Body size The size of the type being used; measure from the end of the ascender to the end of the descender.
TypographySerif
Serif
Serif Small strokes and cross-lines at the end of major lines
TypographySet width
Set width
Set width Width, in units, allowed for each letter which varies between letters and typefaces.
TypographyCap line
Cap line
Cap line The height of capital letters. Depending on type design, capitals may be taller/shorter or same height as ascenders.
TypographyCap height
SerifDescender
AscenderSet widthAscender line
Cap line
Mean line
Base line
Descender line
x-height
Bod
y si
ze
Typography
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