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This chapter defines common terms used in the description of fonts
and typefaces, and displays the printer’s resident typefaces.
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Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are
derived from the language of professional printers and typesetters.
This section explains common words and phrases used when dis-
cussing typefaces.
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A named design of a set of printed
characters, such as Times, that has
a specified obliqueness (degree of
slant) and stroke weight (thickness
of stroke). It does not define a
particular size.
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A group of similar typefaces. For
example, the Times typeface family
consists of four typefaces:
Times
Roman
,
Times Bold
,
Times Italic
, and
Times Bold Italic .
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A set of characters of the same
typeface (such as Times), style
(such as italic), stroke weight (such
as bold), and point size (such as
10). Although you hear the term
“font” used more generally, as if
referring to a typeface, it’s really a
subset of a typeface.
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A collection of symbols designed
for various printing applications.
Many character sets are composed
of the letters (uppercase and
lowercase A-Z), digits (0-9), and
any symbol (such as blank space,
dollar sign, and ampersand). Other
character sets are composed
entirely of symbols.