Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 16, 2012 13:51
12 yrs ago
English term
em
English to Norwegian (Bokmal)
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Printing & Publishing
."KUN i versaler skal trackingen endres til 20 enheter (20/1000 em)" In connection with typography for signage.
Proposed translations
(Norwegian (Bokmal))
4 | em | Joachim Stene |
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Discussion
The name of em is related to M. Originally the unit was derived from the width of the capital "M" in the given typeface.[1]
This unit is the same for all fonts at a given point size."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Em_(typography)