| white rivers | | the space between two letters in a word |
| type styles | | aligns flush against the left and right margins of the text block |
| runaround | | alignment which fills a shape |
| measure | | when a paragraph ends in a single last line at the top of a new column or page |
| word spacing | | alignment which flows along a curved or irregular line or shape |
| readability | | larger and/or decorative type used to attract attention |
| widow | | the space between adjacent words in a string or block of text |
| shaped | | line length |
| serif | | italic, bold, ALL CAPS, or underlined |
| two | | negative space flowing through a paragraph |
| display | | easiest color combination background to assure legible type |
| justified | | adjusting the letterspace between two adjacent characters of type |
| tracking | | how easily a page of text can be read and navigated |
| alignment | | alignment most appropriate for short or poetic passages |
| leading | | how smooth, rough, or sharp we perceive a surface to be |
| asymmetrical | | the space between two consecutive measures of type |
| legibility | | display text will be optimal at ______ points or larger |
| letterspace | | textual passages longer than a few words |
| contoured | | when a paragraph begins with a single first line at the bottom of a column or page |
| kerning | | easiest of typefaces to read |
| black on white | | text that wraps around graphics or textual elements |
| eight twelve | | habits influence navigational tendencies due to this phenomenon |
| typographic color | | the ease with which a reader can recognize and differentiate between letterforms |
| fourteen | | body text is optimal from _____ to ____ points |
| texture | | adjusting the distance between characters in a string or block of text |
| body | | maximum preferred number of typefaces in one layout |
| orphan | | how text on a page relates to its margin |
| reading gravity | | overall tonal value of a block of type on a page |