In this post, I will show the main terms used to describe specific shapes used in the characters formation and their surroundings. These terms will be repeated throughout the posts I will add to this blog so you can always used it as a reference.
Terms
Ascender: Part of the character that extends above the baseline.
Bar: Or Cross Bar, is a horizontal stroke that crosses a character.
Baseline: Line where the type sits.
Bowl: Curved stroke that makes the counter area.
Cap Height: Height of a capital letter.
Counter: White space inside a letter.
Descender: Part of the character that extends below the baseline.
Ear: Upper stroke of a lowercase g.
Link: Stroke connecting upper and lower parts of a letter, as in the lowercase g.
Loop: Lower portion of a lowercase g.
Serif: Short line that extends from the main stroke.
Spine: Curved stroke of the letter S.
Stress: Direction of thickening on the curved stroke of a letter.
Stroke: Or Stem, is the main stroke of the character.
Terminal: The end of a stroke that does not end in serif.
X- Height: Height of a lowercase letter without ascenders or descenders.
Bar: Or Cross Bar, is a horizontal stroke that crosses a character.
Baseline: Line where the type sits.
Bowl: Curved stroke that makes the counter area.
Cap Height: Height of a capital letter.
Counter: White space inside a letter.
Descender: Part of the character that extends below the baseline.
Ear: Upper stroke of a lowercase g.
Link: Stroke connecting upper and lower parts of a letter, as in the lowercase g.
Loop: Lower portion of a lowercase g.
Serif: Short line that extends from the main stroke.
Spine: Curved stroke of the letter S.
Stress: Direction of thickening on the curved stroke of a letter.
Stroke: Or Stem, is the main stroke of the character.
Terminal: The end of a stroke that does not end in serif.
X- Height: Height of a lowercase letter without ascenders or descenders.
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