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What are web fonts and how do they work?

Web fonts are font files that a browser downloads from a server so a page can display text in a typeface the visitor doesn't have installed. You

Web-safe fonts are typefaces that come preinstalled on most computers and phones, so a website can use them without downloading anything. The cla

Leading is the vertical space between lines of text, measured from the baseline of one line to the baseline of the next. The word comes from the

Typography is the craft of arranging text so that it is readable, clear and appropriate for its purpose. It covers the typefaces you choose, but

The x-height is the height of a typeface's lowercase letters, measured from the baseline to the top of a flat-topped letter such as x, excludin

White space around text should grow with the size of the thing it separates: small gaps inside a block of text, larger gaps between blocks, and t