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Type gauges

Scope note

Rules for measuring the height of capital letters for copy fitting and layout, often of a transparent material and usually graduated in points, picas, and inches or centimeters.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000225551

Broader Terms used

<rules for type composition>

Equivalent Terms used

type gauge

Created

13yrs ago

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