Typography Rules, Typesetting Guidelines
Get familiar with the basic rules of typography and general typesetting guidelines. Avoid beginner mistakes when setting type and using fonts.
1. Use Only One Space After Punctuation
Stop using your computer like a typewriter.
Stop using your computer like a typewriter.
2. Don't Use Double-Hard Returns After Paragraphs
Let your software do the spacing.
Let your software do the spacing.
3. Use Fewer Fonts
Tone down the type and improve readability.
Tone down the type and improve readability.
4. Use Ragged-Right or Fully Justified Appropriately
Find out how to choose your alignment.
Find out how to choose your alignment.
5. Use Centered Text Sparingly
There are only a few instances where centering works well.
There are only a few instances where centering works well.
6. Balance Line Length with Type Size
Make sure you don't have too many or too few word on each line.
Make sure you don't have too many or too few word on each line.
7. Use All Caps with the Right Fonts
Stop shouting and use capitals properly.
Stop shouting and use capitals properly.
8. Use Proper Typographical Punctuation
Finetune quotes, apostrophes, and other punctuation.
Finetune quotes, apostrophes, and other punctuation.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part I
One space at the end of sentences, proper em and en dashes are the typesetting guidelines espoused here.
One space at the end of sentences, proper em and en dashes are the typesetting guidelines espoused here.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part II
Wants you to use true quotes and apostrophes when typesetting documents.
Wants you to use true quotes and apostrophes when typesetting documents.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part III
Offers type tips on finetuning all caps and small caps.
Offers type tips on finetuning all caps and small caps.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part IV
Learn the typography rules for working with numbers and Old Style Figures.
Learn the typography rules for working with numbers and Old Style Figures.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part V
These rules are about using (or not using) bold face and underlining for your fonts.
These rules are about using (or not using) bold face and underlining for your fonts.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part VI
Read about special symbols such as Copyright and Trademark, true ellipsis.
Read about special symbols such as Copyright and Trademark, true ellipsis.
FontSite, The - Rules of Typography Part VII
Reducing size of ballet boxes, alternate bullet characters improve a documents type.
Reducing size of ballet boxes, alternate bullet characters improve a documents type.
FontSite, The -Rules of Typography Part VIII
Increase line spacing, use serif fonts, make fonts smaller.
Increase line spacing, use serif fonts, make fonts smaller.