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2. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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   Fonts originally consisted of a set of moveable type letterpunches purchased from a type foundry. As early as 1600, the sizes of these types—their "bodies" [ 1 ] —acquired traditional names in English, French, German, and Dutch, usually from their principal early uses. [ 2 ]

3. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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   The DTP point is defined as 1 ⁄ 72 of an inch (0.3528 mm) and, as with earlier American point sizes, is considered to be 1 ⁄ 12 of a pica. In metal type, the point size of the font describes the height of the metal body on which the typeface's characters were cast.

4. Pica (typography) - Wikipedia

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   As books are most often printed with proportional fonts, cpp of a given font is usually a fractional number. For example, an 11-point font (like Helvetica ) may have 2.4 cpp, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] thus a 5-inch (30-pica) line of a usual octavo-sized (6×8 in) book page would contain around 72 characters (including spaces).

5. Agate (typography) - Wikipedia

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   It is 5.5 typographical points, or about 1 ⁄ 13 inch (1.94 mm). It can refer either to the height of a line of type or to a font that is 5.5 points. An agate font is commonly used to display statistical data or legal notices in newspapers. It is considered to be the smallest point size that can be printed on newsprint and remain legible ...

6. Em (typography) - Wikipedia

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   The actual, physical height of any given portion of the font depends on the user-defined DPI setting, current element font-size, and the particular font being used. To make style rules that depend only on the default font size, another unit was developed: the rem. The rem «rem Unite», or root-em, is the font size of the root element of the ...

7. How the Size of a Rug Can Make or Break Your Dining Room - AOL

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   From the type of table to room dimensions, see what makes a difference. ... If you have a small space, measure the room size and adjust your dining table and rug accordingly. There’s no rule ...