CSS font-family glossaryGlossary of terms about the CSS font-family property, with selected examples.Grotesque, Gothic- (Found June 24, 2008 ) An alternative term for sans serif type faces, which were considered ugly when first used from the 1850s. The American term "Gothic" is also used to describe Grotesque faces.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#grotesque en, en width- (Found June 24, 2008 ) A type measure that is half the width of an em unit, nominally based on the width of the letter n.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#en Garalde- (Found June 24, 2008 ) An historical classification of old style fonts that have wedge serifs on minuscules, bracket serifs on the main strokes, a left-inclined axis but greater contrast than Venetian style fonts. Examples include Garamond and Palatino.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#garalde axis- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The apparent line between the thinnest points on the upper and lower parts of a font that has contrast; strongly indicated on the letter o.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#axis Baroque Old Style- (Found June 24, 2008 ) See Transitional.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#baroqueoldstyle bracket, bracket serif- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Bracketed serifs have a curved fill between the main strokes of a letter and the serif (see below). Examples include Times New Roman.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#bracketserif Clarendons- (Found June 24, 2008 ) A form of Slab Serif with brackets whose main strokes are heavy, with slightly finer serifs.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#clarendons condensed- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Font variants which are narrower than standard forms and typically set closer together.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#condensed contrast- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The degree of difference in the thickness of strokes in a font, especially on a curved stroke. Sans serif fonts typically have little or no contrast, serif and cursive fonts usually have higher contrast.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#contrast cursive, cursive- June 24, 2008 Cursive font styles emulate handwritten letter forms and typically have strong contrast, as if written with a broad nib pen, and are usually inclined to the right.http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/Glossary.shtml#cursive |