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We’ll need to be on the same page when talking about web typography. The terms covered here will help us define what we’re talking about down the road.
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This will include typefaces, parts of
letter forms layouts, and more.
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Instead of ambiguously trying to describe
something like that low swoopy part of
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the lowercase y, these terms will make it
much easier to
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know what we're talking about as we dive
into web typography.
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As mentioned in the previous video,
typography revolves around working with
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premade letter systems like typefaces to
layout and arrange content.
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So first, let's look at what a typeface is
and the elements that define and shape it.
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The terms typeface and font are sometimes
used interchangeably today, but
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