If the space is completely enclosed, it is referred to as a closed counter. Here, Denise shares a selection from her book breaking it all down:Īpex: the top point of a letterform where two angled strokes meetĪrm: a secondary stroke that extends horizontally or diagonally from a stroke at the top and does not connect to another strokeĪscender: the part of a lowercase letter that extends above the x-heightīarb: the terminal for a curved capital serif letterīaseline: the horizon on which letters sitīeak: the terminal for a straight capital serif letter found on the horizontal strokesīody copy: the text that makes up a paragraph-it reads best when set between 8 and 11 points in sizeīowl: a curved stroke that connects to either a vertical stroke or to itselfīracket: a piece that connects a stroke to a serifĬlosure: the principle that states the eye will complete a path of an objectĬompound modules: formed by combining modules horizontally, vertically or bothĬontinuity: once the eye begins to follow something it will continue traveling in that direction until it encounters another objectĬounter: any enclosed space in a letterform. We called in Denise Bosler, author of Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design, to serve as our official translator. One of the most common questions we field at Print is what the heck typography’s various terms all mean. Baffled by typography terms? You’re not alone.
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