Type Terminology.
- Ascender is the upward vertical stem on lower case letters. Extends above the x height of it, which is characteristic of many typefaces
- Aperture it the opening of a counter to the exterior of a glyph
- Bowl is the curved part of the character that encloses the circular parts
- Baseline is the imaginary line where letters sit on
- Cap Height is height from baseline to top of the uppercase letters
- Counter is enclosed negative space
- Crossbar is the horizontal stroke across the middle of the uppercase, such as A and H
- Descender is the only part of the lowercase letter that extends below the baseline
- Ear is typically on lowercase 'g' on the upper right side of the bowl
- Tail is the height of the lowercase letters disregarding ascenders and discarders, a typeface with a large x height looks much bigger than a typeface with a small x height at same size
- Spine is the middle of the S
Recommended books on type and the anatomy.
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