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Tall (87)
Unusually tall typefaces; useful where space is tight.

Wide (53)
Unusually wide typefaces.

Thin (30)
Typefaces with extremely thin strokes.

Extra bold (11)
Extra bold typefaces.

Fixed width (77)
Characters are all the same width (monospaced).

Matching widths (29)
Fonts with matching character widths, allowing you to change between them without affecting text line breaks or layouts.

Large x-height (25)
Typefaces with an unusually large x-height and short ascenders.

Small x-height (41)
Typefaces with an unusually small x-height and long ascenders.

Long descenders (3)
Lower-case characters have long descenders.

Short descenders (7)
Lower-case characters have minimal descenders, allowing setting with little leading.

No descenders (6)
Lower-case characters have minimal descenders, allowing setting with little leading.

Extensive family (87)
Typefaces that offer an exceptionally wide range of weights and/or styles.

Serif with matching sans-serif (14)
Serif typefaces with matching sans-serif fonts.

Sans-serif with matching serif (12)
Sans-serif typefaces with matching serif fonts.

Extended character set (17)
Typefaces with additional special characters, including accented characters, ligatures, and symbols, which can be accessed by appropriate software such as Adobe InDesign.

Alternates (11)
Typefaces providing additional alternate characters.

Script font with alternates (3)
Script typefaces that include beginnings, endings, ligatures, and alternates.

Optical weights (2)
Font families with optical weights: different versions of the font for use at different sizes, such as in body text and headlines.