Typophile

Confused with type anatomy

Dee

Can anyone tell me what the circled parts are in this pic? Are they terminals, serifs, tails?
I'm getting confused with them all :/

That shape is often called "foxtail". You can append "flourish", "terminal", "serif", etc. to it, as you see fit.

hhp

Thankyou :)

Also “Swash”.

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