Web Design Glossary

noun a large headline at the top of a newspaper or magazine, typically containing the title and date of publication

• The masthead of the newspaper displayed the publication's name and logo prominently.
• I always check the masthead of the magazine to see if there are any interesting articles.
• Hey, did you see that cool masthead on the website? It's so eye-catching!
• As the leader of the team, she was considered the masthead that guided them towards success.

noun a style of type without serifs, or small lines at the ends of characters

adjective describing a typeface without serifs

• The document was written in a clean and professional sans serif font.
• I prefer using sans serif fonts for my presentations because they look modern.
• I think sans serif fonts are super cool and trendy.
• Her writing style is like a sans serif font - simple and straightforward.

noun a type of informal dance party

• The invitation specified that the event would be a formal wingding.
• I heard the party last night was a real wingding!
• Let's throw a wingding at my place this weekend!
• The project team celebrated the successful completion of their work with a wingding of a party.

noun the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font

• The graphic designer carefully adjusted the kerning between each letter to ensure optimal spacing.
• I think the kerning on this poster could use some tweaking, it looks a bit off.
• Dude, you need to fix the kerning on your presentation slides, it's hurting my eyes.
• The kerning between them seemed to represent the distance that had grown between their friendship.