Learn: A
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Antique
A serif style with moderate stroke contrast, bracketed serifs and usually vertical stress. Serifs are angled as in Old Style. Popular in the 19th Century. Classic example: Bookman.
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Aperture
Opening at the end of an open counter.
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Arm
A horizontal stroke not connected on one or both ends.
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Art Deco
A geometric display typeface style popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Classic example: Broadway.
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Art Nouveau
Display typefaces with a flowing, organic style popular in the early 20th Century. Classic example: Arnold Bocklin.
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Ascender
An upward vertical stroke found on lowercase letters that extends above the typeface’s x-height.