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a special formatting style creates the illusion of actual textures such as wood, metal, objects in nature, etc.
What is Texture
100
adjusting the spacing between words, phrases, and extended blocks of text
What is Tracking
100
the part of a lowercase character (b, d, f, h, k, l, t) that extends above the x-height
What is Ascender
100
a feature that sets a temporary left, right, or left and right margin for paragraph text
What is Indent
100
the adjustment of space between pairs of letters to improve its appearance or alter its fit
What is Kerning
200
printed in or using characters that slope to the right
What is Italics
200
the space between lines of text
What is Leading
200
the appearance of type (e.g., bold and italics)
What is Font style
200
smaller uppercase letters that are about the same height as lowercase letters
What is Small cap
200
font style that makes characters appear darker than the surrounding text
What is Bold
300
a line the width of a capital M in whichever font is being used; is used to indicate a break in thought
What is Em dash
300
formal or informal typefaces designed to imitate handwriting
What is Script
300
an enlarged letter that is used as the first character of a paragraph; may be dropped or raised
What is Initial cap
300
an effect that gives the illusion of depth
What is 3D
300
a decorative element available in font format
What is Dingbat
400
the study of all elements of type as a means of visual communication; includes the shape, size, and spacing of characters
What is Typography
400
an imaginary horizontal line along which the base of a letter sets
What is Baseline
400
the height of capital letters from the baseline to the top of caps, most accurately measured on a character with a flat bottom (E, H, I, etc.)
What is Cap height
400
a formatting style that adds depth to text or other objects, aking them appear more three-dimensional
What is Shadow
400
the horizontal distance of a character
What is Character width
500
special formatting style that uses light color text on a dark background
What is Reverse type
500
a very short line of text (single sentence or phrase) that appears alone at the end or beginning of a paragraph or column
What is Widow/orphan
500
typeface with projections extending off the main strokes of a character
What is Serif
500
a technique that allows text to flow aroud a graphic image
What is Text wrap
500
the height of lowercase letters, specifically the lowercasex, not including ascenders and descenders
What is x-height