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Type Terminology

Upper Case  Lower Case, Serif, San-Serif, Slab-Serif, Italic, Bold, Demi-Bold,Regular, Cursive, Roman, Modern, Text, Display, Outline, Ascender, Descender, Base-line, Kerning, Color, Leading, Flush left, Centered, Justified, Flush right, Points, Font, Leading, X-height, Pica, Baseline

Hand-set Metal

& Woood Type

JOHHANES GUTENBERG

INVENTOR OF THE FIRST MOVABLE TYPE PRINTING PRESS IN 1439

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