The Anatomy of Type

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Across
  1. 2. A small stroke that sticks out from the top of a lowercase “g.”
  2. 4. The curved, enclosed part of a letter that creates a counter.
  3. 7. The curved or angled connection between a serif and the main stroke.
  4. 9. The angle showing the slant or stress of a curved letter.
  5. 10. The main vertical or diagonal stroke of a letter.
  6. 14. The thinnest stroke in a letterform.
  7. 15. A horizontal stroke that sticks out from a letter and doesn’t connect on both ends.
  8. 16. A small projection or point on a curved stroke, like on a “G.”
  9. 17. The part of a curved letter that dips slightly below or rises above the baseline or cap height.
  10. 18. The dot above a lowercase “i” or “j.”
  11. 19. The height of lowercase letters like “x” (not counting ascenders or descenders).
  12. 21. The end of a stroke that doesn’t have a serif.
  13. 23. The small stroke or “foot” at the end of a letter’s main stroke.
Down
  1. 1. The invisible line where most letters sit.
  2. 3. The curved stroke of a letter like “n” or “h.”
  3. 5. The part of a letter that drops below the baseline.
  4. 6. The horizontal line connecting two sides of a letter, like in “A” or “H.”
  5. 8. The height of a capital letter from the baseline.
  6. 10. The main curved stroke of the letter “S.”
  7. 11. The enclosed space inside a lowercase “e.”
  8. 12. The pointed space where two strokes meet, like in “V” or “Y.”
  9. 13. The open or enclosed space inside a letterform.
  10. 20. A decorative stroke that extends below or to the side of a letter.
  11. 22. The part of a lowercase letter that rises above the x-height.