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It refers to the height of the small letter 'x' for a particular font for a particular point size.
Some letters have ascenders, like b, d, l, t etc.; and some have descenders, like g, j, p, y etc. The x-height does not include the space occupied by the ascenders and the descenders.
When you include the total height of a letter, including the ascender and the descender, it is called the point size.
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(This post is a part of the "Blogging from A to Z Challenge April 2019".)
Ah, the printing stuff. My grandfather was a printer. I think he'd be sad I don't know this stuff.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're writing all these informative posts about typography. I wonder how many journalists or even designers are as knowledgeable about it nowadays? (I did x-height and x-acto knife back in 2015 when my theme for the Challenge was A Printer's Alphabet.) Nearly there: This will be a good collection when you're done! Josna
ReplyDeleteHi Pradeep ... interesting I didn't know that ... but I'm going to be whizzing through the others ... and perhaps popping over to Josna's to see their Printer's Alphabet - clever topics - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHi Liz - Glad to know that your grand father was a printer.
ReplyDeleteAh, that's ok, we wouldn't know many terms that they were familiar with.
Hi Josna - Thanks. These days on the computers and mobile phones many formating and styles are automated. So users don't need to know many aspects of typography. A flipside of the modern era.
I shall check out your A Printer's Alphabet.
Hi Hilary - Thanks.