AS-700, AS-710

8.3 Fonts
8.3.1 Terminology
A font is a collection of characters and symbols having the same typeface, spacing,
size (height), line width and font slant.
8.3.1.1 Typeface
Typeface is a set of characters and symbols with a certain design.
8.3.1.2 Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces
Serifs are small lines on the top or bottom of a character (so-called “feet” on
Bodoni book type). Cour is a serif typeface. Typefaces without serifs are referred to
as sans serif. Helv is a sans serif typeface. The following illustration shows the difference
between a serif typeface and a sans serif typeface.
Illustration 8-4: Serif and sans serif
8.3.1.3 Font Slant
The characters can either be printed standing straight (normal) or - at a constant
angle - standing slanted (italic).
This example shows straight standing characters.
This example shows characters standing at a slant.
8.3.1.4 Spacing
Spacing refers to the relative print density between the letters of a font. The character
spacing is either fixed or proportional.
Fixed Spacing
With fixed character spacing, every letter of a font takes up the same width space
and has the same spacing as neighbouring letters. Cour and LetGot are fonts with
fixed character spacing.
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