TYPEFACE
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Typefaces are either monospace or proportional.
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The Characters in sans serif typface do not have serifs (sans is French for without).
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Sans serif typfaces are generally more legible (characters are easier to recognize) and are often used for headlines and advertisements.
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The characters in a line of text rest on an imaginary horizontal line called a baseline.
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The x-height is the height of the main body of the lowercase characters and is equivalent to the height of the lowercase x.
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The cap height is the distance between the baseline and the top of capital letters.
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Ascenders are parts of lowercase characters that rise above the x-height, and descenders are parts of characters that extend below the baseline.
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Serifs are the small strokes at the end of characters.
