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14 Cards in this Set
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BASELINE |
The imaginary line supporting the bottom serifs of capitals and lowercase |
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ASCENDER |
The stem of a lowercase letter projecting above the x-height. |
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X-HEIGHT |
The distance between the baseline and the midline of an alphabet. |
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LOWERCASE |
The non capital letters of the alphabet. |
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SERIF |
The beginning or terminal stroke, drawn at a right angle, across the arm, stem, or tail of a letter. |
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POINT OR TYPE SIZE |
The height of the face of the type. The distance from the top of the highest ascender to the bottom of the lowest descender is measured in points. |
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UPPERCASE or ALLCAPS |
The capital letters of the alphabet. |
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COUNTER |
The whitespace enclosed by a letterform. Whether, fully or partially enclosed. |
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STEM |
A main stroke that is more or less straight and is not part of a bowl. |
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EAR |
The stroke attached to the bowl of the lowercase g. |
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CAP HEIGHT |
The distance from the baseline to the cap line of an alphabet, which is the approximate height of the capital letters. |
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DESCENDER |
The stem of a lowercase letter projecting below the x-height. |
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LINK |
The stroke connecting the bowl and the loop of the lowercase g. |
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BRACKET |
The joining of the stem of a letter to the serif. Also known as the fillet. |
