Typography

This post shows every text style the theme supports, so you can see how a real read looks before you write one. Each heading below appears in Contents, and each block can be copied into your own posts. Use it as a living style guide for the blog.

This note box is for a short tip that the reader should not miss. Keep it to one or two lines.

1. Headings

A read is split into sections with Heading (H2), each section into parts with Subheading (H3), and a part into small points with Minor heading (H4). The contents list on the right follows this order.

1.1 This is a subheading (H3)

Subheadings group two or three paragraphs about one idea. They make long passages easy to scan.

1.1.1 This is a minor heading (H4)

Minor headings are rare; use them only when a part has several separate points.

2. Text styles

Normal text can be bold, italic, underlined, struck through or highlighted. A key word can stand out as a chip, like dictation or outline. Keyboard keys look like Ctrl + S. Small notes use ^superscript and _subscript, for example H₂O and 10³. Abbreviations can explain themselves: P&D. Links look like this link to another read.

This paragraph has no first-line indent (class noIndent), useful right after a picture or a box.

2.1 Quotations

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

A second quotation style, for a saying or a line from a book, with a large quote mark.

3. Lists

3.1 Bulleted list

• Write one passage every day.
• Read your own outlines aloud.
• Keep a small record:
  • the date,
  • the passage,
  • the speed you reached.

3.2 Numbered list

1. Choose a passage of about 300 words.
2. Write it once at a comfortable speed.
3. Write it again a little faster.
4. Check the outlines that slowed you down.

3.3 Pros and cons

• Short daily practice builds speed without tiring the hand.
• A written record shows real progress.

• Skipping days breaks the rhythm.
• Only fast practice, without checking, repeats mistakes.

3.4 Steps

Read the passage once without writing.

Write it at a steady speed.

Check every outline you are not sure of.

Repeat the hard words five times each.

4. Message boxes

Information: new passages are published every week.

Well done: you finished the 80 words per minute set.

Careful: do not practise for more than 40 minutes at a time.

Mistake: this outline is written the wrong way round.

An outline box, for a calm remark that should not look like a warning.

A note box in the second colour, for a reminder.

5. Table

Level	Speed (wpm)	Time per day	Passages
Beginner	40	20 min	1
Intermediate	80	30 min	2
Advanced	120	40 min	3

Table 1: a simple practice plan (sample figures).

6. Picture with a caption

Picture 1: a sample picture; replace it with your own upload.

7. Code block

Code, settings or a formula can be shown in a block with a copy button:

Speed (wpm) = words written / minutes taken
Example: 400 words / 5 minutes = 80 wpm

8. Questions and answers

How long should one practice session be?

About 20 to 30 minutes, once a day, is enough for steady progress.

Should I practise fast or slow?

Both. Write once at a comfortable speed, then once a little faster, then check.

9. Tabs

English Urdu Shorthand

English passages: dictation from news, letters and speeches.

Urdu passages: official letters and notices.

Shorthand drills: outlines, phrases and short forms.

10. Buttons and download box

Read the next passage Download PDF

Practice sheet, week 1PDF, 120 KB

11. Divider and footnote

A thin line separates the end of the read from the notes:

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Note 1: speeds in this post are sample figures for showing the table style only.