Anatomy of Letterforms

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Across
  1. 5. horizontal part of a letter that connects on both ends
  2. 7. the main part of the letter "S"
  3. 8. main diagonal part of a letter
  4. 10. small decorative lines added to the end of a letter
  5. 11. the height of a lowercase letter x
  6. 12. like a spur but slightly larger, projection that extends from the end points of an uppercase "L", "T", or"E"
  7. 13. curved part of a lowercase "g" that encloses the counter
  8. 15. part of a lowercase letter that goes below the baseline
  9. 18. horizontal portion of a letter, one or both ends are unattached
  10. 19. projection that extends from the end of a curved part of a letters (smaller than a serif)
  11. 20. imaginary horizontal line on which a typeface sits
  12. 22. lower, angled stroke of a "k"
  13. 23. the curve that connects the serif to a stem or stroke
  14. 24. thinnest line of a typeface made of varying line weights
Down
  1. 1. negative space of a letter, may be fully or partially enclosed
  2. 2. part of a lowercase letter that goes above the x-height
  3. 3. horizontal part of a letter that intersects with the vertical part
  4. 4. part of a lowercase "g" that connects the loop to the bowl
  5. 6. curved part of latter that encloses a counter
  6. 9. enclosed part of a lowercase "e"
  7. 10. main vertical portion of a letter
  8. 14. the end of a stem or stroke with no serif
  9. 16. small decorative projection from the upper right side of a lowercase "g"
  10. 17. imaginary horizontal line that rests on top of capital letters
  11. 21. the stroke or loop at the end of a letter such as on an uppercase "Q"
  12. 25. the peak of an uppercase "A"