Terminology
基线（baseline）
- 大写字母H或小写字母n底部的假象线，O、V、W等字母底部会稍微超出基线。
- 一般中文都超出基线。
大写字高（cap height）
指H或E等直线型大写字母从基线到字母顶部的高度，O、A等字母的顶部会稍微超出大写字高线。
x字高（x-height）
没有上下延伸的x高度。
升部（ascender）
小写字母b、d、f、l等高出x字高的部分称为升部，升部线比大写线高。
降部（descender）
小写字母g、j、p、y等低于基线的部分称为降部，
全角（em）
半角en
字间距（letter spacing）
字母间的空隙
字偶间距（kerning）
To TH
合字
书面排版fi, fl
双元音字Æ, Œ
List of words that may be spelled with a ligature
Eszett
德文字母ß
ampersand
形状来自et
参考
Design With FontForge: What Is A Font?
PrintWiki
行高
typeface
Times New Roman
Times New Roman is a serif typeface. It was commissioned by the British newspaper The Times in 1931 and conceived by Stanley Morison, the artistic adviser to the British branch of the printing equipment company Monotype, in collaboration with Victor Lardent, a lettering artist in The Times’s advertising department. It has become one of the most popular typefaces of all time and is installed on most personal computers.
宋体和仿宋