typography anatomy Flashcards
Apex
Peak of the triangle
arm
projecting horiztonal stroke that is unattatched on one or both ends, T or E
Ascender
A stroke or a lowercase letter that rises above the meanline
bowl
a curved stroke enclosing the counterform of a letter. an exception is the bottom form of the lowercase roman g, which is called a loop.
Counter
The negative space that is fully or partially enclosed by a letterform
crossbar
the horizontal stroke connecting two sides of a letter form (e, A, H) or bisecting the main stroke, (f, t)
descender
a stroke on the lowercase letterform that falls below the baseline
ear
a small stroke that projects from the upper right side of the bowl of the lowercase roman g
eye
enclosed part of the lowercase e
filet
the countoured edge that connects the serif and the stem in bracketed serifs.
hairline
the thinnest strokes within a typeface that has strokes of varying weights
leg
the lower diagonal stroke on the letter k
loop
the curved stroke enclosing the counterform of the bottom of the lowercase roman g
serifs
short strokes that extend from and at an angle to the upper nad lower ends of the major strokes of a letterform
shoulder
a curved stroke of the letter s
