Typography Basics Cheatsheet

➊ Letter Anatomy

Serif Teardrop Ascender

Terminal

Typography
Bowl Axis Ear Lobe Shoulder

Stem Hairline Link Loop Aperture Tail

Apex Counter Diacritic Beak Cross Stroke

Crossbar Finial Eye Spine Spur Terminal

➋ Special Letters & Symbols ➌ Spacing

123456
123456 Kern i n g Kerning

Ligature Old Style Figures Double story glyphs

LEADING Tracking
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LEADING
note 6
LEADING T racking
note2 LEADING Tracking
Swashes Alternates Superscript/Subscript Leading Tracking
➍ The Baseline

Overhang

Xyh
Ascender height
Cap height

Median
X-height
Baseline

Descender height

➎ Variants ➏ Type Classification

Bold Font Variation

Bold

Oblique Font Variation

Aa
Humanist Sans Serif
Aa
Transitional Sans Serif

Aa Aa
Oblique

Italic Font Variation

Italic
Humanist or Old Style Transitional

CAPS FONT VARIATION

Aa Aa
Caps

Small Caps Font Variation

Small Caps
Modern Egyptian or Slab Serif

Condensed Font Variation

Condensed

Extended Font Variation

Extended
Aa
Geometric Sans Serif

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