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2. T yp Anatomy of Type meanline baseline
An imaginary line that establishes the height of the body of lowercase letters. T yp
baseline
An imaginary line upon which the base of each capital letter rests.

3. T yp Anatomy of Type capline x-height
An imaginary line that runs along the tops of uppercase letters. T yp
x-height
The distance from the baseline to the meanline. The height of the body of lowercase letters.

4. dp Anatomy of Type ascender descender
A stroke on a lowercase letter that rises above the meanline. dp
descender
A stroke on a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline.

5. de Anatomy of Type bowl counter A curved stroke enclosing a counter.
The negative space that is fully or partially enclosed by a letterform.

6. do serif Anatomy of Type hairline
Short strokes that extend from and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the major strokes of a letterform. do
hairline
The thinnest strokes within a typeface that has strokes of varying weights.

7. h Anatomy of Type terminal stroke
The end of any letterform that does not end with a serif. h
stroke
Any of the linear elements within a letterform.