| XXXXXX | | X X | Point size of the type This is where the dimension of the type (in points) comes from: +-+ +-+ <-+ For the type to be set into a printing lock-up, they had to be connected to solid blocks. Back then, typefaces were cast in lead (or routed in wood). ![]() ![]() ASCII Time! Pretend the two boxes below are pieces of lead type from 1900 or so.
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