The height of the type body. A standard type measurement system was originally developed by the Parisian type founder Piérre Fournier Le Jeune in 1737. In the days of metal type, the point size was the total number of points in the height of metal type, inc...
The point size of a typeface refers to the size of the body, the imaginary area that encompasses each character in a font. This is why a typeface with a large x-height appears bigger than typeface with a small x-height at the same point size.
Size of the type face.