E

Ear

Nodule that stands out from the top bowl of a lower-case letter 'g'.

See also: Bowl

Em

extend. mutton, quad
A long 'hyphen' (although it can also refer to a measurement of space) traditionally being the length of an uppercase letter 'M'. Under desktop publishing, the length can vary from this and is generally the same measurement as the size of the line of type.

In QuarkXpress (and possibly other page layout packages) it is possible to specify, in the preferences, whether to use the traditional typesetters Em size or the digital PostScript measurement.

See also: En

En

extend. nut
Unit of measurement (usually applied to a 'hyphen' style dash) that is half the width of an Em.

See also: Em

Extended fonts

extend. extended typefaces
Typeface style with an extended body, in relation to the 'normal' font style. Not to be confused with 'Expanded' type, which is then a line of type has been digitally stretched in DTP software application.

See also: Condensed fonts