TYPOGRAPHY VOCABULARY QUIZ

What does Typography refer to?

• The spacing between paragraphs

• The art and technique of arranging type

• A fancy style of font

• The color of text used in design

What is a Serif font?

• A font with small decorative strokes at the ends of letters

• A font used only for titles

• A font with very thick strokes

• A handwritten or script font

What is Weight in typography?

• The thickness or boldness of a font

• The color assigned to a font

• The size of leading space

• The tracking measurement

What is Leading?

• The horizontal space between letters

• The height of capital letters

• The vertical space between lines of text

• The thickness of the letter outline

A student uses a font that looks like cursive handwriting for a fashion brand logo. What type of font is this?

• Sans Serif

• Serif

• Script

• Monospace

A designer notices the lowercase “g” in their typeface dips far below the baseline. That dipping part is called the...

• Ascender

• Descender

• Tracking

• Serif

In a sentence, the top of the letter “h” reaches higher than the other lowercase letters. That taller extension is called the...

• Kerning

• Script

• Ascender

• Justify

You type a paragraph and adjust it so that all lines line up evenly on the left and right side. This alignment is called...

• Centered

• Kerning

• Tracking

• Justify

A modern tech company chooses a clean, simple font with no extra strokes or flourishes. This font style is called...

• Serif

• Script

• Sans Serif

• Justified

When you want to adjust the overall spacing between all characters in a word, which setting do you change?

• Kerning

• Tracking

• Weight

• Leading