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IAT 102
Font Anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Baseline | -Invisible line on which characters sit. -May differ from typeface to typeface -> consistent within a typeface -Rounded letters such as "e" may extend slightly below the baseline. |
| MeanLine | Dotted line at the top of many lowercase letters such as "e," "g" and "y." It is also at the curve of "h." (x-height) |
| X-Height | -distance between the meanline and the baseline. -referred to as the x-height b/c it is the height of a lowercase "x." -height can vary greatly between typefaces. |
| Cap Height | -distance from the baseline to the top of uppercase letters like "H" and "J." (At MAX) |
| Ascender | -part of a character that extends above the meanline -Note: that this is the same as extending above the x-height. |
| Descender | -part of a character that extends below the baseline -such as the bottom stroke of a "y."(below min) |
| Serifs | -distinguishable by the extra stroke at the ends of the character |
| Stem | -vertical line of a "B" and the primary diagonal line of a "V" are known as the stem. -often the main "body" of a letter. |
| Bar | -horizontal lines of an "E" are known as bars. -horizontal or diagonal lines of a letter, also known as arms, and are open on at least one side. |
| Bowl | - curve line that creates an interior space, such as in "e" and "b." |
| Counter | -inside space of a bowl. |
| Leg | -bottom stroke of a letter, such as the base of an "L" or diagonal stroke of a "K." |
| Shoulder | -curve at the beginning of a leg of a character, such as in an "m." |
| Eye | -the enclosed space in a lowercase ‘e’ and ‘a’. |
| Overshoot | -part of char that extends higher or lower to look more natural to letters (like X or H) |
| Finial | -thin endpoint of a stroke above the baseline ("e,c") |
| Tail | - the thick endpoint of a stroke that is below the baseline |
| link/neck | -the thin junction connecting the eye in "g" to the loop/lobe |
| loop | -enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the baseline “g” |
| Axis | -An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom through a vertical or diagonal stress of a glyph bisecting the upper and lower strokes is the axis. Ex. “O” |
| Terminal | -the thick endpoint of a stroke above the baseline |
| Apex | -point at the top of a character where two strokes meet (ex. "A") |
| lobe | -curve attached to main structure of char "P" |
| Vertex | -The outside point at the bottom of a character where 2 strokes meet (V) |
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