Font Glossary
Majescule: | |
See capital. | |
Margins: | |
The blank areas of the page beyond the edges of the type area. | |
Mean Line: | |
The imaginary horizontal line along which lower case characters appear to align at the top of the x-height. | |
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Minuscule: | |
See lowercase. | |
Modern Face: | |
Letterforms show the influence of copperplate engraving and display a marked stroke contrast. Some examples: Didot, Bodoni, Walbaum. | |
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Monospaces Fonts: | |
See fixed-pitch fonts. | |