Quiz2

Front 1

A standard serif without brackets

Back 1

Unbracketed serif

Front 2

A fine hairline without brackets

Back 2

Hairline serif

Front 3

The serif is shaped like a wedge rather than the typical rectangle or line shape

Back 3

Wedge serif

Front 4

Rounded serifs that look unfocused

Back 4

Slur serif

Front 5

Fraction

Back 5

Can be represented in two ways, depending on how the bar is separating the numerator and denominator. May also be nut / rn with a horizontal bar, or em with a diagonal bar.

Front 6

More pleasing to the eye and are commonly included in expert sets. Also called the em _ as the bar is an em in length

Back 6

Diagonal / Em fraction

Front 7

Less common and have a bar in an rn length. Overtime its referred to as the nut fract to avoid confusion with em fract

Back 7

Horizontal / nut fraction

Front 8

Superscript / subscript

Back 8

Characters set at a reduced point size that are either top / bottom aligned. Text often set this way for notations, like footnotes and also for chem and math formulas.

Front 9

Size between 50-70% of equal Roman font, and characters are redrawn so weight is matched. Comp generated ones don't have this weight matching and appear too light to compare.

Back 9

True and Generated superior + inferior

Front 10

Superior centre on the ascender line, while inferiors centre on the baseline.

Back 10

Scientific notation

Front 11

Superior used to indicate this at the top, aligning with the ascender line

Back 11

Footnotes

Front 12

The 2 superior + inferior usage

Back 12

Scientific notation and footnote notation

Front 13

Can be classified as old style (lowercase) and lining (uppercase)according to how they're presented. Two styles differ in the ways they're used in text / tabular form.

Back 13

Numerals

Front 14

Aligned to the baseline and are of equal height. Oldstyle doesn't align to the baseline, making it difficult to read. Also has fixed widths, allowing better vertical alignment in tables.

Back 14

Line figures

Front 15

Punctuation

Back 15

Required in order to set text accurately, both to ensure the meaning of the text is maintained and also that the correct type detailing can be provided.

Front 16

Ellipsis

Back 16

Series of 3 dots used to indicate a text omission / suspension of text flow. True ones are tighter points VS generated ones.

Front 17

Prime/Quotation/Hanging Punctuation

Back 17

Typographic marks used to indicate feet /inches/hours/minutes.

Front 18

Parentheses

Back 18

Round brackets used to enclose words / explanations inserted into text passage.

Front 19

Square bracket

Back 19

Enclose words added by someone other than original speaker / writer in text passage

Front 20

Brace

Back 20

Enclose words / text lines that are considered together.

Front 21

Apostrophe

Back 21

Indicate removal of letter / letters

Front 22

Non-numerical reference marks

Back 22

Asterisk, dagger, double dagger, sect mark, paragraph mark

Front 23

Diacritical marks

Back 23

Range of accents and other symbols, indicate the sound of the letter is modified in pronunciation.

Front 24

Serif without any supporting bracket on TS heavy slabs

Back 24

Unbracketed slab serif

Front 25

Slab serif supported by subtle curve brackets

Back 25

Bracketed slab serif

Front 26

Serif with barely noticeable supporting brackets

Back 26

Bracketed serif