Draft:Outline of typography

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to typography:

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line spacing, letter spacing, and spaces between pairs of letters. The term typography is also applied to the style, arrangement, and appearance of the letters, numbers, and symbols created by the process. Type design is a closely related craft, sometimes considered part of typography; most typographers do not design typefaces, and some type designers do not consider themselves typographers. Typography also may be used as an ornamental and decorative device, unrelated to the communication of information.

Below is a structured list of topics related to typography:

What type of thing is typography?[edit]

Typography can be described as all of the following:

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History of typography[edit]

Main article: History of typography

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Persons influential in typography[edit]

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