Typophile

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Could anybody tell me what are the specific names given to parts of a character, if indeed they are named, e.g. the descender of a “g”, the horizontal cross through an “f”, etc.
Are there different types of curve, lean or point/apex and is the dot of an “i” just a dot?
“Serif” is about all I know!
Thanks, Syd

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you could browse the terminology section of the typowiki and read up about the eye, ear, terminal, ascender, descender, &c.

…or you could if it were working. *pouting*

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Thanks both of you, that’s really helpful.

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