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-## Typography
 
+## Typography
 Typography is a field that deals with the written word and how letters and characters are presented.
 
-The same letters can be styled in different ways to convey different emotions. However, there are all kinds of tradeoffs when it comes to focusing on style or readability. 
+Text can be styled in different ways to convey different emotions or to emphasize different sections of a document or webpage. The typography that you choose effects how the text is interpreted and what the reader focuses on. Typography also effects the readability of your text. For example, a font which mimics a typewriter is much more difficult to read for a long period of time than a font like Times New Roman. 
 
 In this section, we'll have guides to a variety of typography concepts.