| Definition | Term |
| The portion of the lowercase characters that project below baseline | |
| The main part of the letterform that is straight | |
| The ouside point at the bottom of a character where 2 strokes meet | |
| The direction of thickening in curved stroke; the orientation of the letterforms curved strokes | |
| The part of the lowercase characters that extends above the x-height | |
| The horizontal stroke in characters such as A, H, R, e or f | |
| The partially or fully enclosed space within a character | |
| A curved stroke that creates an enclosed space within a character | |
| The small stroke that projects from the top of the lowercase g | |
| The projections extending off the main strokes of the characters of serif typefaces | |