In
typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable and appealing when displayed. The arrangement of type involves selecting typefaces, point sizes, line lengths, line-spacing ( leading), and ...
, titling capitals are a variant of
uppercase
Letter case is the distinction between the Letter (alphabet), letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain lang ...
designed for heading and titles. The
stroke width is reduced for use at larger point sizes where the stroke weight used in smaller text sizes would be too heavy.
Titling faces are often made to complement text faces intended for book typesetting. Titling faces have more open
counter-forms.
References
*Blackwell, Lewis. ''20th Century Type.'' Yale University Press: 2004. .
*Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. ''The Encyclopædia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. .
Typography
Book design
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