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Typography Anatomy Explained Complete For Serif Character Knowledge

Typography Anatomy Explained Complete For Serif Character Knowledge

I recently search on internet some stuff about typography (like names and purpose for each part of letter) and I didn’t find what I need. Just bunch of not complete and similar content. i get an idea to do it myself and connect all part into one place. Many websites have almost identical content for typography anatomy. Some have own but not complete guide. So I make typography Anatomy Explained Complete for Serif Character Knowledge. You can here download vector, JPG, EPS and SVG file. On top of page you can place mouse over numbers to get name and purpose of letter part.

  • 01 / Arc

    Arc like it name says, there can be one or more arcs in character.

  • 02 / Aperture

    Aperture is partially enclosed space. Always is open space.

  • 03 / Apex

    Apex was part at the top where two strokes meets.

  • 04 / Vertex

    Vertex like apex but it is on bottom where two stroke meets.

  • 05 / Arm

    Arm is horizontal or upward stroke who not connected to a stroke or steam on one side. Something on both end.

  • 06 / Ascender

    Ascender paces above x height of character and it is vertical stroke of lowercase letters.

  • 07 / Axis

    Axis is imaginary line who places ftom top to bottom of leeter.

  • 08 / Break

    Break is sharp corner of some character.

  • 09 / Bilateral Serif

    Bilateral Serif placed from both side or single side of a main stoke, usually very short part.

  • 10 / Bowl

    Bowl on letter is the fully closed and rounded part of character.

  • 11 / Bracket

    Bracket job is to connect steam and serif, allmost always is curved.

  • 12 / Counter (open)

    Counter (open) like aperture but big area i character.

  • 13 / Counter (closed)

    Counter (closed) like open counter and aperture but closed area in letter.

  • 14 / Crossbar

    Crossbar is the horizontal stroke in some letters.

  • 15 / Crotch

    Crotch is angle of letter where two strokes meat but not meet corner.

  • 16 / Descender

    Descender escape bellow baseline.

  • 17 / Eye

    Eye like counter but not big, always is small closed area.

  • 18 / Finial

    Finial is curved end.

  • 19 / Foot

    Foot like it name sad, character standing on that foot.

  • 20 / Ear

    Ear is tiny part of letter, usually in upper sides.

  • 21 / Hairline (stroke)

    Hairline (stroke) most common for serif font and always is thiniest stoke in character.

  • 22 / Head Serif

    Head Serif like the serif but always in top part of letter.

  • 23 / Juncture or Joint

    Juncture or Joint is point where two stroke meets each other.

  • 24 / Leg

    Leg is always in bottom and is sloping stroke.

  • 25 / Ligature

    Ligature always is conection beetwen two or more letters.

  • 26 / Link

    Link or Neck is small stroke who connecting two part of letter.

  • 27 / Loop

    Loop is always closed stroke in character.

  • 28 / Overhang

    Overhang is curves at the bottom of letters hang slightly below the baseline.

  • 29 / Serif

    Serif is end of some strike, usualy on serif typeface.

  • 30 / Shoulder

    Shoulder is curved stroke who start from steam and pointing downward.

  • 31 / Spine

    Spine is the curving stroke from one direction to another.

  • 32 / Spur

    Spur escaping from letter in small parts, usual for decoration.

  • 33 / Main Stroke or Stem

    Main Stroke or Stem exist for main part of character and other parts is attached to steam.

  • 34 / Stress

    Stress showing transition between vertical horizontal and diagonal thick to thin transition.

  • 35 / Tail

    Tail often is decorative. Extending from bottom to one side.

  • 36 / Tittle or Dot

    Tittle or Dot is a small dot usually above a letter.

  • 37 / Terminal

    Terminal don’t have serif and it it end of stroke on character.

  • 38 / Diagonal Stroke

    Diagonal Stroke like it name says is diagonal stroke in character.

  • 39 / Ball Terminal

    Ball Terminal is circle part of the end of terminal.

  • Have more?

    If you know more please contact us to add.

You can check font from this project on this link.

In my research on internet I find most complete visual guide from MartinSilvertant and explanation on Typography Deconstructed.

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