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ear

The projection on letters like the lowercase 'g' and 'p.'

Egyptian

A typeface style with slab or square serifs, these lack contrast (i.e., in a serif face, thick serifs and stems that are normally thin are fat). Also known as "Western" faces since they are reminiscent of the old American West, these are sometimes made up of human forms and floral figures, and are one of the oldest reminders of the craftsmanship of the 19th century?before modern journalism and printing techniques came into being. Still with us today, some of these faces are so bold and condensed that they hardly have any white space between the letters.

element

One of the distinguishable components of a layout: headline, subhead, body copy, illustration, logo, border, etc.

em

A unit of measure, which is the square of a face's point size. Traditionally, the width of a face's widest letter, the capital 'M.' For instance, if the 'M' is 10 points wide, an em is equal to 10 points. By Microsoft: A unit of measurement equal to the current type size. For example, an em in 12-point type is equal to 12 points.

em dash

One em wide, the em dash indicates missing material or a break in thought. Spaces may be added to both sides of the em dash.

em square

A square the size of a capital letter 'M,' which extends to the descender line. The em square received its name from the capital 'M' that filled the piece of metal used to form the type body in early printing days.

em space

A non-breaking space equal to the width of a typeface's point size. Often used for paragraph indentions. Traditionally, the em space was created by non-printing blocks of metal used to add space between words.

em unit

Dimensionless distance measuring units used in Macromedia's software program Fontographer.

embedding

Process of importing into a file all of the data used to describe a graphic or font, as opposed to linking to the file or font.

en

A unit of measurement equal to half of one em.

en dash

One en wide, the en dash indicates duration, "to" or "through" such as, "refer to pages 4-9." It may also be used in compound adjectives (as in post-World War 1~). A space can be added to both sides of the en dash.

en space

A nonbreaking space equal to the width of the letter N in the font being used (one-half the width of a em space).

en square

A unit of measure which is equal to half of a typeface's point size. Traditionally, an en was half the width of an em.

EPS

(Encapsulated PostScript) A graphic file format jointly developed by Altsys, Aldus, Adobe, and Quark which expedites the exchange of PostScript graphics files between applications. Also known as "EPSF." Used for draw-type images, created with PostScript code.

expanded

A typeface whose letters have been made wider without visually adding weight.

extended

A typeface whose letters are stretched (or expanded) horizontally while still retaining their original height.

All Terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

ear	The projection on letters like the lowercase 'g' and 'p.'
Egyptian	A typeface style with slab or square serifs, these lack contrast (i.e., in a serif face, thick serifs and stems that are normally thin are fat). Also known as "Western" faces since they are reminiscent of the old American West, these are sometimes made up of human forms and floral figures, and are one of the oldest reminders of the craftsmanship of the 19th century?before modern journalism and printing techniques came into being. Still with us today, some of these faces are so bold and condensed that they hardly have any white space between the letters.
element	One of the distinguishable components of a layout: headline, subhead, body copy, illustration, logo, border, etc.
em	A unit of measure, which is the square of a face's point size. Traditionally, the width of a face's widest letter, the capital 'M.' For instance, if the 'M' is 10 points wide, an em is equal to 10 points. By Microsoft: A unit of measurement equal to the current type size. For example, an em in 12-point type is equal to 12 points.
em dash	One em wide, the em dash indicates missing material or a break in thought. Spaces may be added to both sides of the em dash.
em square	A square the size of a capital letter 'M,' which extends to the descender line. The em square received its name from the capital 'M' that filled the piece of metal used to form the type body in early printing days.
em space	A non-breaking space equal to the width of a typeface's point size. Often used for paragraph indentions. Traditionally, the em space was created by non-printing blocks of metal used to add space between words.
em unit	Dimensionless distance measuring units used in Macromedia's software program Fontographer.
embedding	Process of importing into a file all of the data used to describe a graphic or font, as opposed to linking to the file or font.
en	A unit of measurement equal to half of one em.
en dash	One en wide, the en dash indicates duration, "to" or "through" such as, "refer to pages 4-9." It may also be used in compound adjectives (as in post-World War 1~). A space can be added to both sides of the en dash.
en space	A nonbreaking space equal to the width of the letter N in the font being used (one-half the width of a em space).
en square	A unit of measure which is equal to half of a typeface's point size. Traditionally, an en was half the width of an em.
EPS	(Encapsulated PostScript) A graphic file format jointly developed by Altsys, Aldus, Adobe, and Quark which expedites the exchange of PostScript graphics files between applications. Also known as "EPSF." Used for draw-type images, created with PostScript code.
expanded	A typeface whose letters have been made wider without visually adding weight.
extended	A typeface whose letters are stretched (or expanded) horizontally while still retaining their original height.