CP202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Times New Roman, Serif, Font
Document Summary
The use of fonts in printed documents can have a powerful effect on how a document is perceived. The font used for a wedding announcement should be quite different than the font used on an invitation to a children"s birthday party. Unfortunately, unlike print documents, you have much less control over fonts on a web page. You can, however, attempt to influence how fonts are used on your website. (stylesheet of examples for this page: css_fonts. css) The most important thing to remember about fonts on a website is that there is no guarantee that any given user viewing your site has the same fonts available that you have. A font is a combination of a typeface and a size. A typeface has either a family name, such as times new roman, or a generic name, such as serif. A size is generally measured in points ( pt), or 1/72 of an inch. (this is a printing industry standard. )
