Ku- typography , iphuzu lilinganiselwe elincane elilinganiselwe ukulinganisa usayizi wefonti, okuholela-okuyinto ibanga phakathi kwemigqa yombhalo-nezinye izakhi zekhasi eliphrintiwe. Kunamaphesenti angama-72 ku-intshi engu-1. Ngakho, amaphuzu angu-36 alingana no-intshi engamamitha angu-18, amaphuzu angu-18 alingana ne-intshi engamakhilomitha. Kunamaphuzu angu-12 ku- pica , elinye i-term yokulinganisa ekushicileleni.
Ubukhulu bePhoyinti
Ubukhulu bephoyinti buye kwahluka phakathi neminyaka, kodwa abamemezeli bedeskithophu banamuhla, izinkampani ze-typographer nezinkampani zokuphrinta zisebenzisa i-dot edokiselwe yokushicilela iphuzu (i-DTP point), okungu-1/72 we-intshi. Iphoyinti le-DTP lakwamukelwa ngabathuthukisi be-Adobe PostScript ne-Apple Computer ekuqaleni kwama-70s. Phakathi nonyaka ka-90, i-W3C yamukela ukuthi isebenzise nama-style of cascading.
Ezinye izinhlelo zesofthiwe zivumela opharetha ukuba bakhethe phakathi kwephuzu le-DTP kanye nesilinganiso lapho i-1 iphuzu lingalingana no-0.013836 intshi namaphoyinti angu-72 alingana no-0.996192 amasentimitha. Iphoyinti le-DTP elungeziwe yindlela engcono yokukhetha yonke imisebenzi yokushicilela ideskithophu.
Ungase ucabange ukuthi uhlobo lwamaphuzu angu-72 lungaba inki ende, kodwa akunjalo. Ubukhulu bohlobo luhlanganisa abakhuphukayo kanye nabazukulu be-typeface. Isilinganiso sangempela esingu-72 noma isilinganiso esingu-1-intshi singamakhilomitha angabonakali ahamba kancane kunamabanga ukusuka ku-ascender ende kunazo zonke kuya ku-descender ephansi kunayo ifonti. Lokhu kwenza im square ibe nesilinganiso esithile esingenakubalwa, esichaza ukuthi kungani yonke uhlobo lobukhulu obufanayo abubukeli usayizi ofanayo ekhasini eliphrintiwe. Uma abakhuphukayo behla behlelwe ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, i-em square iyahluka, ikakhulu kwezinye izimo.
Ekuqaleni, usayizi wephoyinti uchazwe ukuphakama komzimba wensimbi lapho umlingiswa wohlobo olwenziwe khona. Ngamafonti edijithali, ukuphakama kwesikwele esingabonakali okungabonakali kuyisinqumo ngumklami wefonti, kunokulinganisa okuzenzekelayo okuvela phezulu kwe-ascender kuya ku-descender ende kakhulu. Lokhu kungase kugcine kuholele ekungafani nakakhulu phakathi kobuningi bamafonti obukhulu bephoyinti elifanayo. Kodwa-ke, kuze kube manje, abadwebi befonti abaningi balandela ukucaciswa kwesikhathi esidala lapho behlunga amafonti abo.