# Practical Typography - a must-read free book

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2013/practical-typography-a-must-read-free-book/ — 2013-07-25

I just finished reading Matthew Butterick's online book - [Practical Typography](http://practicaltypography.com/). It's an awesome book with an equally impressive design.

![Typography)](/static/2013/typography.png)

If you're the very busy type, you can try the section, [Typography in 10 minutes](http://practicaltypography.com/typography-in-ten-minutes.html). However, you should bookmark the site and read the whole. It has tons of useful information, tips, tricks and details about typography for the web and elsewhere.

Here is a Beautifully Illustrated Glossary Of [Typographic Terms](https://designschool.canva.com/blog/typography-terms/) You Should Know.