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Arm: The stroke that stretches away from the letterform.
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Ascender: The vertical strokes of a letterform that rise from the main body or x-height. Can be taller than the cap height.
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Baseline: The horizontal line that the letters rest upon (rounded forms and descenders can cut below for visual balance).
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Bowl: The rounded shape of a letterform.
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Cap Height: The vertical measurement of the capital letters. Varies from typeface to typeface.
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Counter: The interior space inside a letter. From the old type foundry's process of counter punching the metal or wooden type blocks.
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Cross Bar: The linking horizontal stroke of a letterform.
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Descender: The vertical strokes of a letterform that drop from the main body or x-height.
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Leg: The diagonal stroke of a letterform.
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Serif: The small strokes found along the tops, or ends of letter forms.
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Terminal: The end stroke of a letter form. Vertical versus angled terminals can help define closely resembled typefaces.
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x-Height: The vertical measurement of the lowercase letters. Varies from typeface to typeface.
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