Fontology (1) 1

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Typeface Anatomy
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DOLLY
DIDOT
FUTURA
CAECILIA
COURIER
BASKERVILLE
APOLLO
NEWS GOTHIC
PLANTIN
AKZIDENZ GROTESK
GARAMOND
BODONI SIXTITWO
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Letterform Description
TVln
ace
FTY
ATdn
acf y
Q j
bdf k
g r
f f f
pqy
hn
abCR
Stem
Aperture
Arm
Serif
Finial
Tail
Ascender
Ear
Ligature
Descender
Shoulder
Counter
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MEDIAN
Measurement
BASELINE
DESCENDENT HEIGHT
ASCENDENT HEIGHT
CAP HEIGHT
HOnabpx
bxp
GARAMOND 60 PT
bxp
MRS EAVES 60 PT
bxp
PLANTIN 60 PT
bxp
QUADRAAT 60 PT
= H 70 PT POINT SIZE
(70 PT)
Metal type
X-HEIGHT
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Elements of a Font
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ
RSTUVWXYZ

abcdefghijklmnopqrstu
vwxyz
abcdefghijklmnopq
rstuvwxyz
Uppercase Diacritics
Lowercase
Small Capitals
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Elements of a Font
01234567890 Lining gures (uppercase numerals)
0123456789 Old-style gures (lowercase numerals)
@#&
{[()]}*,-./:;?!\_
%
+<=>|~
$ $
c f f f f f f f f f f f f
f f f s s

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 H
abcdefghi j kl mnopqrstuvwxyz H
, . -$(1234567890) H
Numerals Symbols and Punctuation
Standard Ligatures
Fractions, numerators, denominators
Superscript
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Italic shapes
aa bb ff nn oo vv
Tere are structural diferences between the roman and italic version
Tere are structural diferences between the roman and italic version
the quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog
the quick brown fox jumps
over the lazy dog
Baskerville Italic Dolly Italic
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Style, Weight and Width
Hamb
Light Condensed
Hamb
Condensed
Hamb
Bold Condensed
Ham
Light
Ham
Regular
Ham
Bold
Ham
Black
Ham
Extrablack
Ha
Extended
Ha
Bold Extended
Ha
Black Extended
Ha
Extrablack Extended
Ham
Light Italic
Ham
Italic
Ham
Bold Italic
Ham
Black Italic
Ham
Extrablack Italic
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Development
Augustan Inscription (Rome, 1st century AD)
De Aetna (Venice, 1496)
Humanist calligraphy (Florence, 15th century)
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Development
Garamond (16th century) Bodoni (late 18th century)
10-15
abcdegnop abcdeg nop