Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Bowl
Arm
Serifs
2-5
2-7
2-10
Ear
Link
Stem
Counter
Descender
Terminal
Spur
Loop
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.
Arm:
A projecting horizontal stroke that is
unattached on one or both ends, as in the letters
T
and
E
.
Serifs:
Short strokes that extend from and at an
angle to the upper and lower ends of the major
strokes of a letterform.
Ear:
A small stroke that projects from the upper right
side of the bowl of the lowercase roman
g
.
Stem:
A major vertical or diagonal stroke in the
letterform.
Counter:
The negative space that is fully or
partially enclosed by a letterform.
Link:
The stroke that connects the bowl and the loop
of a lowercase roman
g
.
Terminal:
The end of any stroke that does not
terminate with a serif.
Spur:
A projection smaller than a serif that
reinforces the point at the end of a curved stroke,
as in the letter
G
.
Descender:
A stroke on a lowercase letterform that
falls below the baseline.
Loop:
See
Bowl
.
2-8
2-11
Ascender
Spine
Leg
2-6
Apex
Ascender:
A stroke on a lowercase letter that rises
above the meanline.
Spine:
The central curved stroke of the letter
S
.
Hairline
Leg:
The lower diagonal stroke on the letter
k
.
Fillet
Crossbar
2-9
2-12
Shoulder
Eye
Stroke
Apex:
The peak of the triangle of an uppercase
A
.
Tail
Hairline:
The thinnest stroke within a typeface that
has strokes of varying weights.
Fillet:
The contoured edge that connects the serif
and stem in bracketed serifs. (Bracketed serifs are
connected to the main stroke by this curved edge;
unbracketed serifs connect to the main stroke with an
abrupt angle without this contoured transition.)
Shoulder:
A curved stroke projecting from a stem.
Eye:
The enclosed part of the lowercase
e
.
Stroke:
Any of the linear elements within a
letterform; originally, any mark or dash made by the
movement of a pen or brush in writing.
Crossbar:
The horizontal stroke connecting two sides
of the letterform (as in
e
,
A
, and
H
) or bisecting the
main stroke (as in
f
and
t
).
Tail:
A diagonal stroke or loop at the end of a letter,
as in
R
or
j
.
