Typeface |
The design of the letters (e.g., Courier, CG Times, Helvetica, or Gothic). |
Stroke Weight |
The thickness of the lines with which the letters are drawn (e.g., bold, medium, or light). |
Style |
Whether the letters are drawn straight or at an angle (e.g., upright or italic). |
Point Size |
Height of the letters (e.g., 10 point or 5 point). |
Pitch (cpi) |
Number of characters that are printed in one inch (e.g., 10 cpi, 12 cpi, or Scale). |
Character Width (Fixed/PS) |
Indicates whether the character width is set to "Fixed" or "Proportional." |
Orientation |
Orientation of the characters on a page ("Portrait" or "Landscape"). |
Symbol Set |
The rule that defines the correspondence between the character codes coming from the host computer, and the letter forms that appear on the page (e.g., Roman-8). |