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Some Basic Facts about Fonts

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This section summarizes some of the basic facts you should know about fonts.

 

A font is a collection of letters and symbols used when printing a document. In 
general, a group of letters and symbols sharing a common design is referred to as 
a font. A font consists of the letters A to Z in both upper and lowercase, digits, and 
symbols.

The design that distinguishes one font from another is referred to as a "typeface." 
Each font has a typeface name, such as Courier, CG Times, Letter Gothic, etc.

 

All fonts share some common characteristics, which are called "attributes." The 
typeface is one such attribute. The letters and symbols that are actually printed are 
determined by the values of a collection of these attributes.

Typeface

The design of the letters (e.g., Courier, CG Times, Helvetica, or Gothic).

Stroke Weight

The thickness of the lines with which the letters are drawn (e.g., bold, 
medium, or light).

Style

Whether the letters are drawn straight or at an angle (e.g., upright or 
italic).

Point Size

Height of the letters (e.g., 10 point or 5 point).

Pitch (cpi)

Number of characters that are printed in one inch (e.g., 10 cpi, 12 cpi, or 
Scale).

Character 
Width (Fixed/
PS)

Indicates whether the character width is set to "Fixed" or "Proportional."

Orientation

Orientation of the characters on a page ("Portrait" or "Landscape").

Symbol Set

The rule that defines the correspondence between the character codes 
coming from the host computer, and the letter forms that appear on the 
page (e.g., Roman-8).