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• Arm: The stroke that stretches away from the letterform.

• Ascender: The vertical strokes of a letterform that rise from the main body or x-height. Can be taller than the cap height.

• Baseline: The horizontal line that the letters rest upon (rounded forms and descenders can cut below for visual balance).

• Bowl: The rounded shape of a letterform.

• Cap Height: The vertical measurement of the capital letters. Varies from typeface to typeface.

• Counter: The interior space inside a letter. From the old type foundry's process of counter punching the metal or wooden type blocks.

• Cross Bar: The linking horizontal stroke of a letterform.

• Descender: The vertical strokes of a letterform that drop from the main body or x-height.

• Leg: The diagonal stroke of a letterform.

• Serif: The small strokes found along the tops, or ends of letter forms.

• Terminal: The end stroke of a letter form. Vertical versus angled terminals can help define closely resembled typefaces.

• x-Height: The vertical measurement of the lowercase letters. Varies from typeface to typeface.