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26 Cards in this Set
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A standard serif without brackets |
Unbracketed serif |
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A fine hairline without brackets |
Hairline serif |
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The serif is shaped like a wedge rather than the typical rectangle or line shape |
Wedge serif |
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Rounded serifs that look unfocused |
Slur serif |
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Fraction |
Can be represented in two ways, depending on how the bar is separating the numerator and denominator. May also be nut / rn with a horizontal bar, or em with a diagonal bar. |
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More pleasing to the eye and are commonly included in expert sets. Also called the em _ as the bar is an em in length |
Diagonal / Em fraction |
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Less common and have a bar in an rn length. Overtime its referred to as the nut fract to avoid confusion with em fract |
Horizontal / nut fraction |
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Superscript / subscript |
Characters set at a reduced point size that are either top / bottom aligned. Text often set this way for notations, like footnotes and also for chem and math formulas. |
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Size between 50-70% of equal Roman font, and characters are redrawn so weight is matched. Comp generated ones don't have this weight matching and appear too light to compare. |
True and Generated superior + inferior |
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Superior centre on the ascender line, while inferiors centre on the baseline. |
Scientific notation |
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Superior used to indicate this at the top, aligning with the ascender line |
Footnotes |
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The 2 superior + inferior usage |
Scientific notation and footnote notation |
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Can be classified as old style (lowercase) and lining (uppercase)according to how they're presented. Two styles differ in the ways they're used in text / tabular form. |
Numerals |
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Aligned to the baseline and are of equal height. Oldstyle doesn't align to the baseline, making it difficult to read. Also has fixed widths, allowing better vertical alignment in tables. |
Line figures |
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Punctuation |
Required in order to set text accurately, both to ensure the meaning of the text is maintained and also that the correct type detailing can be provided. |
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Ellipsis |
Series of 3 dots used to indicate a text omission / suspension of text flow. True ones are tighter points VS generated ones. |
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Prime/Quotation/Hanging Punctuation |
Typographic marks used to indicate feet /inches/hours/minutes. |
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Parentheses |
Round brackets used to enclose words / explanations inserted into text passage. |
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Square bracket |
Enclose words added by someone other than original speaker / writer in text passage |
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Brace |
Enclose words / text lines that are considered together. |
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Apostrophe |
Indicate removal of letter / letters |
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Non-numerical reference marks |
Asterisk, dagger, double dagger, sect mark, paragraph mark |
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Diacritical marks |
Range of accents and other symbols, indicate the sound of the letter is modified in pronunciation. |
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Serif without any supporting bracket on TS heavy slabs |
Unbracketed slab serif |
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Slab serif supported by subtle curve brackets |
Bracketed slab serif |
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Serif with barely noticeable supporting brackets |
Bracketed serif |