index 353
ligatures and, 202 –203
overly, 109
reversed type and, 129
sans serif and, 108
type color and, 106 –107
low resolution
adjusting type for, 284 –286
loosening tracking for, 175 –176
lowercase
accented characters in European
languages, 261
in Cascading Style Sheets, 292
center alignment and, 192
centering text between rules and, 252
defined, 314
English ordinals in, 204–205
in extended character sets, 198 –199
as gauge for typeface width, 132
kerning letter pairs, 168 –169
outline form and, 224
small cap size vs., 199 –200
superior characters in, 204
swash characters, as finials, 203
text on curved baselines in, 177
lowercase figures, 9, 201. See also old-styl ...
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