Typophile - term http://typophile.com/taxonomy/term/8403/0 en What do you call this thing? (technical term) http://typophile.com/node/103943 <p>Hi Typhophiles!</p> <p>I see that in some fonts sharp angle between paths is padded. What do you call this thing? What's the purpose of this? How large should it be?</p> <p>Thanks for any answer.</p> <p><div class="imageWrap"><img src="http://typophile.com/files/Whatsthis_5473.png" /></div></p> http://typophile.com/node/103943#comments technical term Design http://typophile.com/crss/node/103943 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:52:56 +0000 RSWihananto 103943 at http://typophile.com "Monarch" Paper Term History http://typophile.com/node/102072 <p>Does anyone know the history behind the term "Monarch" as it relates to paper dimension. Who coined the term? Does it have any relation to royalty?</p> <p>Thanks!</p> http://typophile.com/node/102072#comments General Discussions history monarch term http://typophile.com/crss/node/102072 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:17:01 +0000 jimsbee 102072 at http://typophile.com Terminology question: glyph that is a full word http://typophile.com/node/92212 <p>What is the name for a glyph which contains a full word?<br /> I am looking for typefaces which contain glyphs that are complete words - like "THE" or "AND".<br /> It's hard to search for these because I don't know the term. And searching for "and glyph" really ain't working.</p> http://typophile.com/node/92212#comments glyph term terminology Word Design http://typophile.com/crss/node/92212 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:21:50 +0000 nemy 92212 at http://typophile.com