microtypography
English
Etymology
micro- + typography
Noun
microtypography (usually uncountable, plural microtypographies)
- (typography) Typography on a word or character level.
- 2005 April 28, Mark Thomson, “Microtypography, Designing the new Collins dictionaries”, in Typotheque, retrieved November 26, 2016:
- In the area of the typography, or to be more precise the microtypography – the details of how the signs and spaces relate – there was a chance to create something new.
- 2011, Michael Harkins, Basics Typography 02: Using Type, Bloomsbury Publishing →ISBN
- If you're not sure of how to use these, leave them until you have time to experiment; as your work becomes more refined, you will need to know how these microtypography defaults should be adjusted too. Do not use forced bold, italic, outline, […]
- 2013, Smashing Magazine & Various Authors, Typography Best Practices, Smashing Magazine →ISBN
- Microtypography has to do with the details; setting the right glyph, getting the appropriate kerning and tracking, and making stylistic choices such as when to use small-caps. Micro techniques have received a lot of attention recently, […]
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