1. ABC CGS
Barb
adPC
Stroke Counter
Any line that defines the basic The half - serif finish on some The negativ space within a
letterform. curved strokes. letterforms,either fully or
partially enclosed.
AMV
Apex/Vertex
ETL
Beak
AH
Cross Bar
The point created by joining two The half- serif finish on some The horizontal stroke in a letterform
diagnoal stems ( apex above, horizontal arms. that joins two stems together.
vertex below)
FTY bdpq f t
Arm Bowl Cross Stroke
short strokes off the stem of the The rounded from that describes a The horizontal stroke in a letterform
letterform, either horizontal (E, F, T) counter.The bowl may be either that intersect stem.
or inclined upward (K,Y) open or closed.
bdhk TI KV
Ascender
Bracket Crotch
The portion of the stem of a The interior space where two
The transition between the serif
lowercase letterform that Strokes meet.
and the stem.
projects above the median.

2. pqy f a ATM
Descender Finial Serif
That portion of the stem of a The rounded non-serif terminal The right-angled or oblique foot at
lowercase letterform that to a stroke. the end of the stroke.
projects below the baseline.
gr LKR hn
Leg Shoulder
Ear
Short strokes off the stem of The curved stroke that is not part
The stroke extending out from the
the letterform, either at the bottom of a bowl.
main stem or body of the letterform.
of the stroke (L) or inclined downward
(K,R)
Mdp f i fi f I fI Qj
EM/ en Ligature Tail
Originally referring to the width of The character fromed by the combination The curved of diagonal stroke at the
an uppercase M, an em is now of two or more letterforms. finish of certain letterforms.
the distance equal to the size of the
typeface ( an em in 48 pt. type is 48
points, for example). An en is half
the size of an em. Most often used
to describe em/en spaces and
g g S
em/en dashes. Link Spine
The stroke that connects the bowl The curved stem of the S.
and the loop of a lowercase G.
Loop
In some typeface the bowl
created in the descender of the
lowercase G.