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| Terminal- self-contained finish of a stroke without a serif. Catch-all term (see finial) |
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| Tail- the curved or diagonal stroke at the finish of certain letterforms |
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| Swash- flourish that extends the stroke of a letterform |
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| Stroke- Any line that defines the basic letterform |
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| Stress- orientation of the letterform indicated by the thin strokes |
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| Stem- the significant vertical or oblique stroke |
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| Spur- extension that articulates the junction of a a straight and curved stroke |
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| Spine- curved stem of the S |
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| Shoulder- curved stroke not part of a bowl |
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| Serif- the right angeled or oblique foot at the end of a stroke |
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Median- the imaginary line defining the x-height |
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| Loop- in some typefaces, the bowl created in the descender of lowercase G |
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| Link- stroke that connects the bowl of the descender in lowercase g |
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| Ligature- a character formed by the combination of two or more letterforms |
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| Leg- Short strokes off the stem. Either at the bottom (L) or Inclined downward (R, K) |
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| Finial- rounded non-serif terminal to a stroke |
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| Ear- the stroke extending out from the main stroke or body |
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| Descender- portion of the stem of lowercase letterform that projects below the baseline |
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| Crotch- the interior space where two strokes meet |
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| Cross Stroke- horizontal stroke that intersects the stem |
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| Cross Bar- the horizontal stroke that joins two stems together |
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| Counter- negative space within a letterform. Fully or partially closed |
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| Bracket- the transition between the stem and the serif |
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| Bowl- the rounded form that describes a counter. May be open or closed |
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| Beak- the half-serif finish on some horizontal arms |
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| Baseline- the imaginary line defining the visual base of letterforms |
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| Barb- the half-serif finish on some curved strokes |
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| Ascender- the portion of the stem of lowercase that projects above the median |
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| X-height- the height in any typeface of the lowercase 'x' |
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| Arm- Short strokes off of the stem. Either horizontal (EFT) or Inclined upward (KY) |
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| Apex or Vertex- The point created by joining two diagonal stems |
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