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At some point, we all spend a lot of time in finding the right typeface. This article is to help you understand how different strokes, x-heights and other parts of a character sum up to create a personality to the font! If you are beginner, this article is a rich source of information and references to everything you need to know about type. And if you are already good at finding your type, then you may find a new perspective. Rules good to know, but never stick to any rules while designing, because the best designs always come from disrupting the normal, and in order to break the rules, you have to know them first. Let’s kill the suspense and get started!! Let me take you back to the Ancient Egypt. The origins of alphabet, icons and emojis. They used Hieroglyphs (meaning — Hiero = Sacred, Glyphs = Carvings). Different symbols and pictures were used to represent a word, syllable or a sound. All the alphabets we use today are a variation of one of these symbols. The formation of word m The representation of water, was called mem. So the letter M is basically a wave. Similarly all the alphabets have a representation and as time and the geographical location changed, these symbols took various modifications. You can find more about the other alphabets here : https://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/alphabet.html Now that we know the origins, let us see the different styles that evolution has brought us. The representation of water, was called mem. So the letter M is basically a wave. Similarly all the alphabets have a representation and as time and the geographical location changed, these symbols took various modifications. You can find more about the other alphabets here : https://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/alphabet.html Now that we know the origins, let us see the different styles th