x-height
Small letter span
X-height is a typographic measurement: the height of lowercase letters like x, a, or e that have no ascenders or descenders.
It determines how large a font appears at a given point size—two fonts at 12 points can look quite different if one has a taller x-height.
Typefaces with generous x-heights tend to be more readable at small sizes.
anatomy
Standard for comparison
legibility
Ease of understanding text
- clarityState of being understandable
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
measurement
Comparative relation of parts
baseline
Standard for comparison
bowl · stem · stroke · eye · ear · arm · shoulder · spine · tail · loop
readability
Ease of understanding text
- clarityState of being understandable
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
Times
Periods or newspaper
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- typographyletters, font, calligraphy, font design, sans serif
- letteringlettering styles, letterforms, calligraphy, hand lettering, handwriting
- text readabilityfont size, spacing, contrast, clarity, serif
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning
- typography termsserif, stem, bowl, tail, ascender