A set of symbols or "characters" including letters, numbers and various other symbols.
The art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.
The attributes of a typeface. Type properties include weight, width, colour and x-height.
An observation in Psychology that suggests that the number of mental objects the average person can keep track of is seven (plus or minus two).
A selector that can be applied to any HTML element. ID should be used when designing for a single instance, such as using the id="main" attribute on an <h1> tag.
Also known as text colour, is a visible attribute of text determined by the combination of text and background colour.
The name, logo, and other identifying information at the top of a newspaper or magazine publication.
The height of a font, measured in points or pixels.
One or more words (typically at the end of a paragraph) that are separated from the rest of the text. Orphans are generally thought of as bad design, but it’s a matter of taste.
A type of design where the colours or tones gradually change from one colour to another. Gradients are often used in graphic design to add visual interest and give the appearance of "extensions" or "glosses" of a particular colour.
The way characters are capitalised within a word or phrase. Common font cases are uppercase, lowercase, capitalised (or title case) and sentence case.