
WEEK 3
1. Listed all charateristics of anatomy?
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Perture - Opening at the end of an open counter
Arm - A horizontal stroke not connected on one or both
ends.
Asender - An upward vertical stroke found on lowercase
letters that extends above the typeface’s x-
height.
Baseline - The invisible line where letters sit.
Bowl - A curved stroke that encloses a letter’s counter
Counter - Fully or partially enclosed space within a letter
Crossbar - A horizontal stroke
Descender - A downward vertical stroke found on lowercase
letters that extends below the baseline.
Diagonal stroke - An angled stroke
Ear - A small stroke projecting from the upper right bowl of
some lowercase g’s.
Hairlinr - The thin strokes of a serif typeface.
Link - A stroke that connects the top and bottom bowls of
lowercase double-story g’s.
Loop - The enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the
baseline of a double-story g.
Lowercase - The smaller form of letters in a typeface.
Serif - “Feet” or non-structural details at the ends of some
strokes.
Shoulder - A curved stroke originating from a stem.
Spine - The main curved stroke for a capital and lowercase.
Spur - A small projection from a curved stroke.
Stem - Primary vertical stroke.
Tail - A descending stroke, often decorative
Terminal - The end of a stroke that lacks a serif.
X-height - The height of the main body of a lowercase
letter.
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2. Discuss important of anatomy in typography?
Learning anatomy of typography can develop our knowledge to know deeply about typography. it also make us easier to learn and use certain typefaces to derived message to the audience.