Type anatomy

Type anatomy (detail)

Type anatomy (detail)

Here’s a vector pdf type anatomy chart. Now you can elegantly refer to the shoulder on an M and stop calling the spur on an upper case G “that little pointy thing.” Ascenders & descenders, ligatures, links, loops, spines, stems, bars, bowls, stems, swashes, strokes, tails, terminals, counters, and of course serifs!

Did I miss one of your favorite parts? Please let me know.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>