Hairline rule |
A very thin rule. |
Half-fill text |
A special effect using partially reversed text. For example, an exact copy of a white text block is layered over a black text block; then the front layer is cropped back. |
Half-title |
A page, usually placed before the main title page, containing just the book's name; sometimes called bastard title page. |
Halftone |
Method of converting a continuous-tone image to a collection of tiny dots for print reproduction. The dots "fuse" in the human visual system, creating the impression of tonal gradations. All photographs must be printed as halftones. The dot size used (see DPI) depends on the paper and printing method to be used. Compare screen. / A special way of photographing a image so that it appears to be composed of tiny dots |
Handgloves |
The word "handgloves" is traditionally used to provide a short sample of a typeface. On inspection, it conveys a variety of the font's attributes: x-height, serifs, extended or condensed design, ascent, stress, weight, and the shape of important letters. |
Hanging indent |
An indent in which the left margin of the first line extends beyond the left margin of subsequent lines. |
Hanging initial |
An initial positioned in the margin to the left of the body text. |
Hard page |
See page break. |
Hard return |
A return character that starts a new paragraph; inserted by pressing the 8 (Return or Enter) key. Compare soft return. |
Head |
The top part of the page; also the margin at the top of a page. |
Head margin |
White space at the top (head) of a page; also top margin. |
Head/header |
See Headline |
Header |
A line at the top of the page containing information such as the title, author, issue date, or page number of a publication. Also called a running head, or folio. |
Headline |
Display type placed over a story summarizing the story for the reader; commonly thought of as the largest line of type across top of newspaper calling attention to the most important story of that edition. |
High resolution images |
Images, processed by OPI and stored in a special directory (one for each queue), from where will be used when printing a page, containing low-resolution pairs. |
Highlight |
The lightest area in a photograph or illustration. |
Hold |
"hold for release" instruction to hold a story until the editor releases it for publication |
Home page |
The main page of a single- or multiple-page Web site. |
Hook |
The stylistic device used by a reporter to draw a reader into the story |
Host |
A computer primarily dedicated to facilitating communications. |
Hot |
A label given to an important story |
HTK |
Head(line) to come. It means that the story has been edited and the headline will come later. |
HTML |
Hypertext Markup Language. A simple page-description convention for inserting tags into an ASCII text file so that Web browsers can display the page or link to hypermedia. |
HTTP |
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. An advanced convention developed for exchanging hypertext documents across the Internet. |
Hung punctuation |
Punctuation set in the margin to keep the paragraph edge visibly flush. |
Hungarumlaut |
See accent marks. |
Hyperlink |
Short for hypertext link, often simply link. A jumping-off point encoded into a hypertext document (such as a Web page. Clicking the link triggers an action and/or displays new content. |
Hyphenation |
The process of breaking a word after a syllable and placing the remainder on the next line. |