![]() With the variations in its design it’s possible to see the amount of work that. Vertex: straight and sharp joint of two strokes. The letter A is moderately hard to design in Serif typefaces and a bit easier in Sans-Serif ones. Terminal: supplementary element of the stem in those letters that have it. It also applies to the descending stroke in «g». These air called cirrus, and they just complete usually. ![]() Tail: descending stroke that makes «Q» different from «O». To understand the various components of a character, typographers have developed a standardized set of terms commonly known as letter anatomy or type anatomy. If you notice on serif typefaces, youll see these little barbs or serifis on each of the letter forms. Stroke: is each one of the strokes that conforms the letter. Usually, descenders are thin and ascending ones are thick. descender: has a calligraphic origin, it refers to the direction in which the stroke was made. Shoulder: part of the kind that is below the eye and which leaves no impression. ![]() Neck: stroke that links the head with the tail in the «g». Nail: small stroke, in the shape of a nail, which appears in some «G» letters. Loop: curved stroke that encloses a counterform. Leg: diagonal stroke that serves as support for some letters. The enclosed or partially enclosed circular or curved negative space (white space) of some letters such as ‘d’, ‘o’, and ‘s’. Arm/leg An upper or lower (horizontal or diagonal) stroke that is attached on one end and free on the other. Joint: gradual coming together of two strokes that meet to become one. Interior counterform: space which is totally or partially enclosed inside a letter. teardrop: End usually found in the curved strokes in the head of some lower case, for instance the «a», la «f» and the «c». The upward vertical stem on some lowercase letters, such as h and b, that extends above the x-height is the ascender. Its attached on one end and free on the other and can either be straight. Head: it refers to the upper part of the sign. In font anatomy, a characters arm is the part of the letter that reaches up or out. Apophyge: small curved part, usually ¼ circle, which connects the main stem with the terminals or serifs.Īrm: horizontal stroke that is free at one end.īowl: it refers to the loops that lean on the baseline.Ĭross: horizontal stroke in the letters «T», «t» and «f».Ĭrossbar: horizontal stroke in the letters «e», «f», «t», «A», «H» and «T».Įar: small stroke that comes out of the head of the closed tail lower case «g».Įlbow: 90º joint formed between the straight strokes of the «G».Įncounter: Abrupt joint of two strokes that intersect at a point.Įye: embossing of the type that stick out of the shoulder, which, impregnated with ink, produces the imprint. The below graphic shows more specific definitions for individual parts of the letters, or in other words ‘letter anatomy’.
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