_ What are small capitals? How are they different than something set in ALL CAPS?
Does your font have small caps? If not name a font that does.
Does your font have small caps? If not name a font that does.
Small capitals are uppercase characters set at the same height and weight as surrounding lowercase letters or text figures. You use them if you do not want to underline or bold something within your text. ITC New Baskerville does indeed have small caps.
_ What are ligatures? why are they used? when are they not used? what are common ligatures?
Does your font have ligatures? If not name a font that does.
A ligature occurs where two or more graphemes are joined as a single glyph. Ligatures usually replace consecutive characters sharing common components and are part of a more general class of glyphs. I honestly do not know if ITC New Baskerville has ligatures, but I have tried to look. I do know that Garamond does.
Does your font have ligatures? If not name a font that does.
A ligature occurs where two or more graphemes are joined as a single glyph. Ligatures usually replace consecutive characters sharing common components and are part of a more general class of glyphs. I honestly do not know if ITC New Baskerville has ligatures, but I have tried to look. I do know that Garamond does.
_ What is the difference between an inch mark and a quote mark (smart quote)?
Quote marks are placed at the beginning and end of a given quote. An inch mark are two straight identical lines that represent the measurement of an inch. Sometimes the quote marks are curved as well.
_ What is a hyphen, en dash and em dashes, what are the differences and when are they used.
The hyphen ( ‐ ) is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The en dash is a short dash, the width of an en, used in punctuation. The em dash is just a long dash used in punctuation usually used to signal interruption.
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