Text The body copy in a book or on a page, as distinct from the headings. Text Type Main body type, usually smaller in size than 14 points. Typeface One of the variations of styles in a typeface family, such as roman, italic, bold, ultra, condensed, expanded, outline, contour, etc. Type Family A range of typeface designs that are all variations of one basic style of alphabet. The usual components of a type family are roman, italic, and bold.
Some families have many styles.
Over the years, to further classify typeface design traits, several more definitive classification groups have been developed, some with over a hundred different categroeis. While two categories of type are inadequate for any meaningful work, hundreds also become self-defeating. The following system uses sixteen basic groups that provide a good start for classifying typeface designs by style. Geometric San Serif Typefaces using simple geometric shapes. Character strokes have the appearance of being strict monolines, and character shapes are made up of seemingly perfect geometric forms.