Type Categories

Type Terms

Stress: if you drew a line between the two thinnest parts of a letter

S SNo stress Diagonal stress

Type TermsTransition: difference between thinnest and thickest parts of a letter

S S SNo Transition Moderate Radical

OldstyleDiagonal stress on letters

Slanted serifs on lowercase letters

Moderate thick/thin transition

Slab SerifVertical stress on letters

Very little thick/thin transition

Thick horizontal serifs on lowercase letters

ModernVertical stress on letters

Thin horizontal serifs on lowercase letters

Radical thick/thin transition

Sans SerifNo stress on letters

No thick/thin transition

No serifs

ScriptSome scripts:

connectdo not connectappear hand-lettered

have traditional calligraphic style

Script

Decorative

Decorative

Decorative

Decorative

Decorative