Step 1 of 13 7% Happy to have you here taking this short quiz! You will test your knowledge and possibly even learn some new things you didn't know about the world of typography. Have fun! Why should you care about typography?*I really can't make myself care about it, sorry.It will make your website get to the first page for your search term on Google.Because the web is still about 95% typography. Readable text is essential to good user experience and accessibility. Is a font the same as a typeface?*NoWho cares?Yes What if I accidentally say 'font' when I should say 'typeface'?*Why would I talk about typography anyway?You will go to typographical hell.It's fine, we're in the digital age anyway and now the two terms have become more or less equivalent. What's the difference between readability and legibility?*Legibility is the ease of reading individual letters. Readability is the ease of reading long chunks of textThey're the same thingReadability is the ease of reading individual letters. Legibility is the ease of reading long chunks of text What's the best alignment for readability?*Left alignmentJustified alignmentCentred alignment Is it ok to use all caps on the web?*It's fine, just use the cap locks on your keyboardIt's best only for short sentences or titles, with the correct mark-up and CSSIt's good for children's publications as that's how children first learn how to read What's the difference between tracking and kerning?*I have absolutely no idea what you're talking aboutTracking is the spacing between all the characters in a word or a block of text; kerning is the spacing between two letters onlyKerning is the spacing between all the characters in a word or a block of text; tracking is the spacing between two letters only Is leading the same as line-height?*WhateverNoYes What's a good rule of thumb for setting line height?*2em will always workBetween 1.3x and 1.75x of the type sizeBetween 2x and 3x of the type size What's a 'widow' in typography?*It's a lone word at the end of a paragraphIt's a single line at the bottom of a page/column, at the beginning of a paragraphIt's a single line at the top of a new page/column, at the end of a paragraph What's 'x-height' in type anatomy?*I don't know, does it matter?The height of the lowercase letter 'x' from the baseline to the topThe parameter for calculating line height in CSS And finally, the bang at the end: What's an interrobang?*A KGB interrogation technique during the Cold WarNothing. You just made it upA punctuation mark to express incredulity
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