INTERACTIVE TYPOGRAPHY UNIVERSE

TYPE//LAB

Baseline + X-Height

Use the sliders to adjust the baseline and x-height positions.

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Typography
BASELINE
X-HEIGHT

Ascender + Descender

Ascenders are the parts of letters that extend above the x-height, such as in 'T' and 'h', while descenders are the parts that extend below the baseline, as seen in 'p' , "g" and 'y'.

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ASCENDER
DESCENDER
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Serif — Bell MT
Type
A serif is a typeface with small finishing strokes at the ends of letters.
Sans-Serif— Lucida Sans
Sans
Sans serif means a typeface without those finishing strokes.

Kerning

Use the slider to adjust the spacing between letters and change the texture of the word.

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AVATAR
- Papyrus

Anthropomorphism

The attribution of human characteristics to objects.

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Eye
e
Ear
g
Shoulder
m
Arm
F
Leg
R
Foot
L

Terminal + Apex + Vertex

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Terminal
T
Apex
A
Vertex
V