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family

All the type sizes and styles of one typeface. A complete character set of a font. The group shares a common design but can differ in attributes such as character width, weight and posture (i.e., Roman vs. Italic). A typical computer family unit frequently contains four fonts: Roman, Italic, Bold, and Boldltalic in all sizes.

fixed pitch

Any typestyle, such as Courier, that has the same amount of space allotted for each character (as opposed to proportional spacing).

flex

A means of automatically suppressing small details such as cupped serifs that would print poorly at small sizes. At:large sizes or high resolutions, the details are automatically reinstated.

FOND

(FONt family Descriptor) FONDs define the relationship between a plain Macintosh font and its styles (such as Bold, Italic, and Boldltalic). The FOND groups a family of fonts and contains the family name, the style, and size. as well as metrics information like fractional width tables and kerning tables.

font

The complete set of characters for one typeface at one particular type size, excluding attributes such as bold or italic. In modern usage, the term "font" is often confused with "typeface" and "family." Traditionally, the term "font" represents a complete set of characters (including all the letters of the alphabet, punctuation, and symbols), which share the same typeface, style, and size. For example, 12 point Goudy Oldstyle Bold is a font. Fonts can be as small as the basic alphabet or up to hundreds of characters. Some languages, like Japanese, can exceed these numbers, which make them more difficult to access from the standard keyboard. Derived from the word "found" as in type foundry.

font family

Group of typefaces with similar characteristics. For example, the sans serif typefaces Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Bold Italic, Arial Italic, Small Fonts, and MS Sans Serif are all part of the Swiss font family.

font size

The size of type, measured in points between the bottom of the descender and the top of the ascender (the vertical point size of a font). Sometimes referred to as the Type or Point Size.

font style

Refers to the specific characteristics of the font. The four characteristics that can be defined for fonts are italic, bold, bold italic, and roman.

Fontographer

Specialized font editor designed by Macromedia which simplifies the editing and creation of high-quality fonts, logos, typefaces, and other intricate PostScript and TrueType artwork. In addition to generating EPS outlines for use in PostScript illustration programs. Fontographer generates Type I PostScript language fonts (for the Macintosh, IBM compatible PCs, and NeXT) as well as TrueType and Type 3 PostScript fonts (for IBM-compatable PCs and the Macintosh).

foot

(see footer)

footer

One or more lines of text appearing at the bottom of every page.

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

family	All the type sizes and styles of one typeface. A complete character set of a font. The group shares a common design but can differ in attributes such as character width, weight and posture (i.e., Roman vs. Italic). A typical computer family unit frequently contains four fonts: Roman, Italic, Bold, and Boldltalic in all sizes.
fixed pitch	Any typestyle, such as Courier, that has the same amount of space allotted for each character (as opposed to proportional spacing).
flex	A means of automatically suppressing small details such as cupped serifs that would print poorly at small sizes. At:large sizes or high resolutions, the details are automatically reinstated.
FOND	(FONt family Descriptor) FONDs define the relationship between a plain Macintosh font and its styles (such as Bold, Italic, and Boldltalic). The FOND groups a family of fonts and contains the family name, the style, and size. as well as metrics information like fractional width tables and kerning tables.
font	The complete set of characters for one typeface at one particular type size, excluding attributes such as bold or italic. In modern usage, the term "font" is often confused with "typeface" and "family." Traditionally, the term "font" represents a complete set of characters (including all the letters of the alphabet, punctuation, and symbols), which share the same typeface, style, and size. For example, 12 point Goudy Oldstyle Bold is a font. Fonts can be as small as the basic alphabet or up to hundreds of characters. Some languages, like Japanese, can exceed these numbers, which make them more difficult to access from the standard keyboard. Derived from the word "found" as in type foundry.
font family	Group of typefaces with similar characteristics. For example, the sans serif typefaces Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Bold Italic, Arial Italic, Small Fonts, and MS Sans Serif are all part of the Swiss font family.
font size	The size of type, measured in points between the bottom of the descender and the top of the ascender (the vertical point size of a font). Sometimes referred to as the Type or Point Size.
font style	Refers to the specific characteristics of the font. The four characteristics that can be defined for fonts are italic, bold, bold italic, and roman.
Fontographer	Specialized font editor designed by Macromedia which simplifies the editing and creation of high-quality fonts, logos, typefaces, and other intricate PostScript and TrueType artwork. In addition to generating EPS outlines for use in PostScript illustration programs. Fontographer generates Type I PostScript language fonts (for the Macintosh, IBM compatible PCs, and NeXT) as well as TrueType and Type 3 PostScript fonts (for IBM-compatable PCs and the Macintosh).
foot	(see footer)
footer	One or more lines of text appearing at the bottom of every page.