Okay so a while back, I was dissatisfied with seemingly every infographic I could find about the common terminology of typography variables, so I ended up making this cheat sheet visualization for clarifying them for myself and others. Then I simply forgot to post or use it anywhere and moved on. This was back in *checks notes* ... *checks again* April 2019?! Screw it, here goes, public domain, go nuts, boosts appreciated, you're my type 💌

#PublicDomain #AscentLine #CapLine #Midline #Baseline #BeardLine #LineHeight #Ascent #CapHeight #Ascender #XHeight #Descender #Typography #Typeface #Typefaces #Font #Fonts #Type #Lettering #Alphabet #TypeDesign #FontDesign #Infographic #Visualization #Futura

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🔴 The Role of X-Height in Typefaces
by Dan Hollick @DanHollick
#typography #XHeight

https://typefully.com/DanHollick/the-role-of-x-height-in-typefaces-9p1b5IsMqv8X

@squire
There are #openSource apps for #PDFs that do remember where one is upto.

Consider the #50character rule for line lengths and most people under 45 years will be able to read the text on their mobile without zooming or turning the phone sideways. Lines that far exceed 50 characters become difficult to read, regardless of the medium. Consider a #serif #font too with a large #xHeight for extra #readability.