General Type ID Terminology?
Does anyone have a good visual reference that shows the terms used to describe font metrics. And by this I mean to ask for the typography terminology, not the computer terminology.
Sorry that I am struggling with this request. I want to find a way to describe the height associated with the small-caps portion of some text that I have set for a project. I made custom small caps by adjusting the font size and adding weight via stroke. The height is greater than the font’s small cap format and the font’s x-height, but smaller than true caps. Also,it’s not a common fraction as it is relative to the size of the artwork when produced to avoid problems with scaling.
I think the term I need is x-height, but I would like to verify that by looking at a diagram of professional typography terms.Is there such a term as xcap-height?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I am a new member, but I have already learned so much from this site! Thanks.
Jase













6.Jan.2008 2.39pm
http://www.designingwithtype.com/5/basics_terminology.php
http://www.dynamicgraphics.com/dgm/Article/28539
http://www.typeworkshop.com/index.php?id1=type-basics&id2=&id3=&id4=&id5...
http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/
(For that last link, you’ll have to click on the “LETTER” section to get to the terms.)