Chapter 3 EWD

1. What are the ten standard fonts?

Times New Roman, Georgia, Courier, Serif, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Geneva, Sans Serif, and Corsiva are the ten standard fonts.

2. What HTML tag allows you to control which fonts are seen by the viewer on your site?

The HTML tag that allows control is <font face=>

3. Which two fonts were developed specifically for web use?

Georgia and Verdana were especially designed for the web.

4. What is a font family?

A font family is a group of fonts that are a variation on one single font.

5. Define the following:

x-height = the standard height for the lower case letters.

baseline = the line that the bottom of the letters are aligned on.

ascenders = parts of a font that go above the x-height line.

descenders = parts of a font that go below the baseline.

leading = the vertical space between two lines of type.

kerning = the space between letters.

tracking = the spacing between all letters in a line.

scale= changes the height and width of the text.

6. What is the difference between serif and sans serif? Demonstrate by naming a serif font and sans-serif font.

The difference between serif and sans serif is that serif fonts have 'tails' at the end of the strokes of the letters. Sans is another way to say no or not so 'sans' serif means no tail at the end of the stroke of the letter. A serif font is times new roman and a sans serif font is arial.