one Flashcards
1
Q
x-Height
A
The distance from the baseline to the mean line. Typically, this is the height of lowercase letters and is most easily
measured on the lowercase x.
2
Q
cap height
A
The cap height is the height of the upper case characters in a typeface, starting from the base line and extending
to the cap line.
3
Q
base line
A
An imaginary line upon which the base of each capital rests.
4
Q
cap line
A
An imaginary line that runs along the tops of the capital letters.
5
Q
ascender
A
A stroke on a lowercase letter that rises above the mean line.
6
Q
descender
A
A stroke on a lowercase letterform that falls below the baseline.
7
Q
serif
A
Short strokes that extend from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the major strokes of a letterform.
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