The thinnest possible line that can be drawn on a device.
Subjective term referring to very thin line or gap about the width of a hair: 1/100 inch.
The narrowest stroke in a font, except for the serif, or the thinnest that can be displayed on a printed page. A fine line dividing columns of type, marking the end of a block of copy, or outlining a page border. Also, a very thin typographic rule. The size of a hairline varies with the hardware and software used. Because the contrast between ink and paper affects visibility, there is no agreement on the meaning of hairline. The Graphics Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) defines it as a ruled line of 0.003 inch width, whereas the U.S. Postal Service describes it as a line of 1/2-point width (approximately 0.007 inch). Hairline is also used in reference to a very thin gap about the width of a hair 1/100 inch. See also FONT POINT RULE SERIF STROKE
Subjective term referring to very small space, thin line or close register. The meaning depends on who is using the term and in what circumstances.
Very fine stripe often found in worsted and blended fabric in which fine lines, one thread wide, are produced by a single warp yarn covered by their own colored filling.
The thinnest line that can be produced.
Thin, perceptible line showing at the joint of two pieces of wood.
The thinnest rule used in newspapers.
a thin scratch scraped into the surface of a coin inflicted after the coin is struck
A line which may or may not be original and generally constitutes a faint thin crack in the bisque.
a closed break that sometimes shows as a thin black line in ceramic materials; contrast with crack.
A thin line or gap the width of a hair, about 1/100th inch.
very thin rule or line. A hairlines width depends on the output devices resolution. A hairline is the thinnest line possible for that device.
Thinnest visible space or rule. Because visibility is determined by factors such as contrast between ink and paper and eyesight of the viewer, hairline has no precise meaning. Hairlines exist in the eye of the beholder.
A thin stroke usually common to serif typestyles.
According to International Paper's Pocket Guide a hairline is: “The thinnest possible line or space that is visible.
The thinnest line of a typeface made of varying line weights.
Any very fine line. Used with spanner heads in tables.
A very thin line or gap about the width of a hair or 1/100 inch.
The thinnest part of a letter other than the serif. Joins are frequently hairlines. Also, a fine line or rule, the thinnest that can be reproduced in printing.
a thin line or scratch on a coin that may result from cleaning or polishing
a very thin line or gap about the width of a hair. This is not a precise measurement because there is no industry standard.
Line or gap about the width of a hair: 1/100th of an inch.
the thinnest stroke in a typeface that demonstrates varying stroke widths
A narrow white line running between the ears, connecting the blaze and collar on the Dutch.
A thin, shallow scratch on the surface of a coin, usually caused by improper cleaning, or mishandling. Hairlines are found on virtually all proof coins, and are considered the most important single factor in grading high quality proof coins. They sometimes appear on business strikes as well. Hairlines tend to show up more often on prooflike business strikes.
Very thin crack in bisque or porcelain. May not go all the way through.
An effect obtained by either colour and weave or printing, producing fine hair-like lines either lengthways (warp hairline) or widthways (weft hairline) in a fabric.