1. Type Categories

2. Type Terms Stress: if you drew a line between the two thinnest parts of a letter S No stress Diagonal stress

3. Type Terms Transition: difference between thinnest and thickest parts of a letter S S S No Transition Moderate Radical

4. Oldstyle Diagonal stress on letters Slanted serifs on lowercase letters Moderate thick/thin transition

5. Slab Serif Vertical stress on letters Very little thick/thin transition Thick horizontal serifs on lowercase letters

6. Modern Vertical stress on letters Thin horizontal serifs on lowercase letters Radical thick/thin transition

7. Sans Serif No stress on letters No thick/thin transition No serifs

8. Script Some scripts: connect do not connect appear hand-lettered have traditional calligraphic style Script

9. Decorative