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| The joining together of two or three letters to make them more pleasing to the eye | |
| A specific type of [previous answer] which is not necessary due to overlaps between letters, but rather purely stylistic; often include extra flourishes | |
| A nonstandard symbol combining an exclamation point with a question mark | |
| A line often used to denote ranges between numbers and dates whose width is defined as one-half the point size of the font | |
| Another name for capital or uppercase letters | |
| A style of lettering used for abbreviations, e.g. CIA, or section headings | |
| Placing punctuation marks, like bullets or quotation marks, outside the margin so as not to disrupt the flow of text; also called hanging indentation | |
| Vertical lines of white space inadvertently created by full justification | |
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| Altering the spacing between a specific pair of letters to make them fit better | |
| A comma used after the last item in a series (e.g. Tom, Dick, and Harry) which can be used or not used, provided there is consistency | |
| A text decoration which librarians insist on using for book titles but which should NEVER be used in real typography | |
| Originally a combination of the letters 'e' and 't,' a symbol denoting the word 'and' | |
| The portion of a letter which extends above the median line | |
| The curve between a stroke and a serif | |
| A style, generally specific to sans serif typefaces, which is slanted to the right to provide emphasis; not to be confused with italics | |
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