Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
6 results found in Typography.
- Adaptive Typography (Context-Aware Typography, Dynamic Typography)
- The practice of adjusting text presentation - font size, weight, line spacing, character spacing, contrast, and colour - automatically or semi-automatically in response to the user's current needs and…
- Affective Captions (Affective Captioning, Emotive Captions)
- Captions that convey not only the spoken words but also the emotional qualities of speech — such as valence (positive vs. negative tone) and arousal (intensity) — typically through typographic modulat…
- Glyph Substitution (GSUB)
- A typographic process in which one or more characters in a text are replaced with alternative visual forms (glyphs) based on context, language, or stylistic requirements. In OpenType fonts, the GSUB t…
- OpenType (OpenType Font)
- A font format developed by Microsoft and Adobe that supports advanced typographic features including glyph substitution (GSUB) and glyph positioning (GPOS). OpenType fonts are critical for correctly r…
- Speed-Comprehension Trade-off (Speed-Accuracy Trade-off in Reading)
- An empirical pattern in readability research: typographic, layout, and presentation choices that increase reading speed often reduce comprehension accuracy, and vice versa. For example, sans-serif fac…
- Typeface Classification (Font Classification, Typeface Categories)
- The set of broad categories used to describe and compare typefaces. The most common groupings are: serif (letters with small projecting strokes at terminals, e.g. Times, Roboto Serif), sans-serif (no …