This represents how a font is laid down on a page. Pitch Monospaced fonts are defined by pitch or width, which is based on typewriter and line printer technology. Also, refers to the measurement of the number of characters to an inch. Pixel Acronym for picture elements. Smallest addressable point of bitmapped screen that can be independently assigned color and intensity.
Pixels are definable locations on the display screen that are used to form images on the screen.
For graphic displays, screens with more pixels generally provide higher resolution. Type is measured in terms of points, the Xerox standard sizes being 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,18 and 24. Typographically spaced fonts are defined by point, a measurement of font height based on publishing technology. Font size is measured from the fop of the ascender to the bottom of the descender, including white space. Posture Or stress, refers to the slant of a font.