Type Anatomy

For the students of #artc2303 at Texas State University

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1. Type Anatomy ARTC2303/KAPILA
2. The following slides serve as a supplement to the ARTC2303 course at Texas State University. Definitions presented are direct quotes from the course text, “A Type Primer (Second Edition)” by John Cane.
3. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN
4. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN STROKE Any line that defines the basic letterform. OT
5. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN A M V APEX/VERTEX Point created by joining two diagonal stems (Apex above, Vertex below)
6. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN EFTKY ARM Short strokes off the stem of the letterform, either horizontal or upward
7. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN bdhk ASCENDER Portion of the stem of a lowercase letterform that projects above the median
8. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN CGS BARB The half-serif finish on some curved strokes.
9. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN ETL BEAK The half-serif finish on some horizontal arms
10. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN Cbq BOWL The rounded form that describes a counter. It can be open or closed.
11. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN iTl BRACKET The transition between the serif and the stem.
12. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN adPC COUNTER The negative space within a letterform either fully or partially enclosed.
13. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN AH CROSS BAR The horizontal stroke in a letterform that joins two stems to- gether.
14. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN ft CROSS STROKE The horizontal stroke in a letterform that intersects the stem.
15. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN KV CROTCH The interior space where two strokes meet.
16. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN pqy DESCENDER Portion of the stem of a lowercase letterform that projects be- low the baseline.
17. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN g r EAR The stroke extending out from the main stem or body of the letterform.
18. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN Mdp EM/EN Originally referring to the width of an uppercase M, an em is now the distance equal to the size of the typeface. (an em is 48 pts in a 48-point typeface). An en is half the size of an em. Mostly used to define spaces or dashes.
19. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN fa FINIAL The rounded non-serif terminal to a stroke.
20. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN LKR LEG Short Strokes off the stem of the letterform, either at the bot- tom of the stroke or inclined downward.
21. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN Th ffi fl LIGATURE The character formed by combining two or more letterforms.
22. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN g LOOP In some typefaces, the bowl created in the descender of the lowercase g.
23. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN g LINK Stroke that connects the bowl and loop of the lowercase g.
24. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN ATM SERIF The right angeled or oblique foot at the end of a stroke.
25. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN hn SHOULDER The curved stroke that is not part of a bowl.
26. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN S SPINE Curved stem of a S.
27. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN bqG SPUR The extension that articulates the junction of a curved and rectilinear stroke.
28. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN TVbp STEM The significant vertical or oblique stroke.
29. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN SWASH The flourish that extends the stroke of a letterform.
30. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN Q j TAIL The curved or diagonal stroke at the finish of certain letterforms.
31. ARTC2303/KAPILA BASELINE DESCENDER CAP HEIGHT ASCENDER MEDIAN T t TERMINAL The self-contained finish of a stroke without a serif. This is something of catch-all verb. They can have many shapes, included rounded (like a finial).