| leg | | small stroke sometimes found on the right side of the base of the capital G |
| beak | | 1/72 of an inch |
| bowl | | negative spaces inside and around letterforms |
| crotch | | no serif |
| shoulder | | an endpoint of a stroke |
| link | | pointed counter where 2 strokes meet |
| cap height | | portion of a lowercase letter which extends above the x-height |
| sans | | horizontal line where the letters rest |
| hairline | | half-serif on a straight stroke |
| baseline | | often same as x-height |
| descender line | | shows how tall to make the lowercase letters |
| crossbar | | transitional area of a stroke that goes from curved to straight |
| stem | | a serif that is shorter on one end on a curved stroke |
| apex | | secondary stroke, extending horizontally or upward from a stem stroke; ends freely |
| ear | | small counter of a lowercase e |
| eye | | curved stroke that encloses a counter |
| counterforms | | area where space is contained or enclosed |
| spine | | secondary stroke that intersects a stem stroke |
| descender | | marks the proper length for the lowercase g, amongst others |
| arm | | point at which 2 downward slanting strokes meet |
| counter | | upright, non-italic typface with serifs |
| waistline | | square unit equal in height and in width to the point size |
| ascender | | portion of a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline |
| stroke weight | | marks the proper height for the tall lowercase letters |
| vertex | | secondary stroke extends downward and ends freely |
| point | | half the width of an em |
| contrast | | small stroke at the base of a capital Q |
| x height | | a character's main vertical, diagonal, or curved stroke |
| set width | | small stroke that sometimes extends from the top of a lowercase g |
| cross stroke | | thickness of the individual strokes |
| ascender line | | small connecting stroke between the loop and the upper bowl of a lowercase g |
| terminal | | the point at which 2 upward slanting strokes meet |
| spur | | marks the height of the capital letters |
| tail | | secondary stroke often thinner than the stem |
| roman | | serif with a curved wedge |
| em | | curved main stroke of a letter s |
| en | | angle to which the main strokes of a typeface aim, in relation to their baseline |
| leading | | width of a character |
| pica | | rectangular metal piece of type |
| barb | | 1/6 of an inch |
| stress | | space between two consecutive measures of type |
| swash | | decorative extended stroke, often found on script letterforms |
| sort | | horizontal secondary stroke connecting two main strokes |
| bracketed | | variation between thick and thin strokes |
