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majuscules

See uppercase

margin marker

A symbol on the ruler used to set the left and right margins for the text in word processing documents.

margins

The area from the edge of the paper to the boundary of the layout area of the page.

mean line

The line on which the top parts of most of the lowercase letters set (not the ascenders). Also called x-height. The top (imaginary) point of all lowercase characters without ascenders.

metrics

Font information such as ascent, descent, leading, character widths, and kerning.

minuscules

These are the small letters of a typeface. See lowercase

Modern

A modified version of Old Style. these high contrast letters have heavy, untapered stems and light serifs. Originally developed by Firmin Didot and Giambattista Bodoni during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

monospaced font

Like typewritten characters, these all have the same width and take up the same amount of space. Use of this type allows figures to be set in vertical rows without leaving a ragged appearance (as opposed to proportional type).

multiple master font

Type 1 font programs that include two or more "master" fonts within a single font file. It allows users to interpolate many intermediate "instances" of the typeface. The fonts have one or more "axes" which might typically represent the weight, width, or optical size of the font. Thus the user can generate a very large number of variations from a single font - thus providing unprecedented flexibility. Multiple Master fonts are completely explained at Adobe's site and in the Adobe Type Manager documentation.

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

majuscules	See uppercase
margin marker	A symbol on the ruler used to set the left and right margins for the text in word processing documents.
margins	The area from the edge of the paper to the boundary of the layout area of the page.
mean line	The line on which the top parts of most of the lowercase letters set (not the ascenders). Also called x-height. The top (imaginary) point of all lowercase characters without ascenders.
metrics	Font information such as ascent, descent, leading, character widths, and kerning.
minuscules	These are the small letters of a typeface. See lowercase
Modern	A modified version of Old Style. these high contrast letters have heavy, untapered stems and light serifs. Originally developed by Firmin Didot and Giambattista Bodoni during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
monospaced font	Like typewritten characters, these all have the same width and take up the same amount of space. Use of this type allows figures to be set in vertical rows without leaving a ragged appearance (as opposed to proportional type).
multiple master font	Type 1 font programs that include two or more "master" fonts within a single font file. It allows users to interpolate many intermediate "instances" of the typeface. The fonts have one or more "axes" which might typically represent the weight, width, or optical size of the font. Thus the user can generate a very large number of variations from a single font - thus providing unprecedented flexibility. Multiple Master fonts are completely explained at Adobe's site and in the Adobe Type Manager documentation.