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Parts of Fonts
There are several technical terms you can use to describe and categorize fonts.
Many of these terms stem from a time when type was hand-written using wedge-tipped pens.
All of these terms describe parts of a font that give the eye visual clues to decoding the letters while reading.
Parts of Fonts
Serifs
s Font with Serifs Serifs are the flares at the ends of the letters. s Font without Serifs
The baseline
a The baseline The baseline is a line upon which the bottom of the main body of each letter rests.
X-height
P The X-Height a X-height refers to the height of the main body of the lowercase letters.
Ascenders
The Ascender f The X-Height Ascenders are the parts of letters that rise above the x-height.
Descenders
g The Descender The Baseline Descenders are the parts of the letters that drop below the baseline.
Weight
Weight is the thickness of line in the font.  thin thick D d D d
The thick/thin transition
The thick/thin transition is the change in curved portions of a letter from a thick line to a thin one.  Little thick/thin transition Great thick/thin transition thin O o O o thick
The stress
The stress is the angle of a line between the thinnest parts of the curved strokes. Stress O O
Assignment #2Identifying Parts of Fonts Directions:  For this assignment, your goal is complete the Assignment #2 Worksheet where you will identify different parts of fonts.  You may (and should) use your Font Parts hand out to help you with this assignment.   This assignment is worth 20 points.

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