Alex Bull Typographic Design - E

E.A.

Abbreviation for “editor’s alteration,” used to flag errors orcorrections made by the editor.

Egyptian.

Typefaces characterized by slablike serifs similarin weight to the main strokes.

Ellipses.

Three dots used to indicate an omission in quoted material.

Em.

The square of the body size of any type, used as a unit ofmeasure. In some expanded or condensed faces, the em is alsoexpanded or condensed from the square proportion.

En.

One-half of an em (see Em ).

En dash.

A dash one en long. Also called a short dash.

Em dash.

A dash one em long. Also called a long dash.

Expanded.

Letterforms whose horizontal width has been extended.