Absolute Measurement- this is just what it says...a uniform way of spacing or measuring something. For example, points picas inches centimeters are all exact and no matter where you are they should be absolutely the same.
Relative Measurement- are things like kerning and leading which measurements depend on the size of the type this keeps characters from running into each other.
Points/Picas- There are 6 picas or 72 points in an inch. These measurements are absolute and refer to the size of the actual moveable type
x-height- i am pretty sure we already found this term but it refers to the height of the lower case "x" in that particular typeface, this is the measurement from the baseline to the meanline.
The em. The en-These are both units of measurement for spacing. Both the em and the en are relative measurements in that the size is based on the typeset. The em is used for paragraph indents and spacing and is the same pt size as the font. The en is half of the point size and is used to "denote clauses"
Dashes (hyphen, en, em)-the em and the en are also used for punctuation spacing. An en is half of an em and a third of an em.
Justifcation- how a block of text is aligned wear the text is touching both the left and right margins with the word spread equally in between
Relative Measurement- are things like kerning and leading which measurements depend on the size of the type this keeps characters from running into each other.
Points/Picas- There are 6 picas or 72 points in an inch. These measurements are absolute and refer to the size of the actual moveable type
x-height- i am pretty sure we already found this term but it refers to the height of the lower case "x" in that particular typeface, this is the measurement from the baseline to the meanline.
The em. The en-These are both units of measurement for spacing. Both the em and the en are relative measurements in that the size is based on the typeset. The em is used for paragraph indents and spacing and is the same pt size as the font. The en is half of the point size and is used to "denote clauses"
Dashes (hyphen, en, em)-the em and the en are also used for punctuation spacing. An en is half of an em and a third of an em.
Justifcation- how a block of text is aligned wear the text is touching both the left and right margins with the word spread equally in between
Flush Left- where all the text is lined up to the left margin even if they are jagged on the right
Flush Right- when all the text is lines up tp the right margin even if they are jagged on the left
Letterspacing- when the spacing between letters are increased
Kerning- when the spacing in between the letters are being reduced
Tracking-the general term for the amount of space in between letter
Word Spacing-is a relative measurement based on a percentage value of an em and is the amount of space in between words this can be altered within your computers font settings.
Widow- the lone word at the end of a paragraph
Orphan- the final one or two lines that get separated form the rest of the paragraph. This is a type no no.
Leading- the space between lines of type measured form baseline to baseline
First Line Indent- based on the length of an em or the gird helps the reader find the entry into a paragraph
Letterspacing- when the spacing between letters are increased
Kerning- when the spacing in between the letters are being reduced
Tracking-the general term for the amount of space in between letter
Word Spacing-is a relative measurement based on a percentage value of an em and is the amount of space in between words this can be altered within your computers font settings.
Widow- the lone word at the end of a paragraph
Orphan- the final one or two lines that get separated form the rest of the paragraph. This is a type no no.
Leading- the space between lines of type measured form baseline to baseline
First Line Indent- based on the length of an em or the gird helps the reader find the entry into a paragraph
Hanging Indent-when the first line of a paragraph is lined up with the left margin but all the lines after are lined up a certain amount in depending on the type size and em and en
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