{"id":589,"date":"2026-05-18T17:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=589"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:09:56","slug":"the-types-of-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/?p=589","title":{"rendered":"The Types of Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_The_types_of_lines_Horizontal_Vertical_Diagonal_Dotted_3872e8ae-30dd-4d39-9819-0aee388510df_3a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_The_types_of_lines_Horizontal_Vertical_Diagonal_Dotted_3872e8ae-30dd-4d39-9819-0aee388510df_3a.png 576w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_The_types_of_lines_Horizontal_Vertical_Diagonal_Dotted_3872e8ae-30dd-4d39-9819-0aee388510df_3a-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/searchingwithin.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ontask_The_types_of_lines_Horizontal_Vertical_Diagonal_Dotted_3872e8ae-30dd-4d39-9819-0aee388510df_3a-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lifetime of thinking a line is the distance between two points makes spirals and cross hatches difficult to fully understand. A geometry axiom verses art. The messy kind of art. And the messy kind of feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Horizontal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vertical<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diagonal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dotted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dashed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zigzag<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wavy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loopy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spiral<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But there are more, right?&#8221;<br>&#8220;Yes, there are more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Orientation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parallel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perpendicular<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oblique<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shape:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Straight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jagged<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scalloped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serpentine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broken\/Interrupted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Style:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Solid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dot-dash combinations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hatched\/Cross-hatched<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Geometric\/Mathematical:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tangent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asymptote<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ray (half-line with one endpoint)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Segment (finite, with two endpoints)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Functional (in art\/design):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Converging\/Diverging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The classification depends on context\u2014geometry uses different categories than visual art or graphic design. 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