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This may or may not be the same as the height of ascenders. Cap height or the capline is used in some systems to measure the type size .  \nTopline  Capline   \nBaseline~~Midline ~~Beardline~~ Typography ~~  \nDescender  \nThe part of lowercase letters such as y, p, and q that descends below the baseline of the other lowercase letters in a font face . In some typefaces, the uppercase J and Q also descend below the baseline .  \nAscender  \nThe part of lowercase letters such as k, l, and d that ascends above the midline of the other lowercase letters in a face .  \nBowl  \nThe generally round or elliptical forms which are the basic body shape of letters such as C, G, O in the upper case and b, c, e, o, p in the lower case .  \nCounter  \nIs the space inside the bowl shape found on letters such as C,G, O, in the uppercase and b, c, e, o, p in the lower case .  \nSerif  \nA serif is a flare at the end of a letter terminal or the non-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols in various font families . Not all Serifs have to be smooth and ornate some can simply be blocks .  \nSanserif  \nThis is the opposite of Serif as the“San” prefix stands for none or without . So therefore sanserif fonts have no Serifs added to the various parts of their letters .  \nStem  \nThe basic straight body pieces used to make up various types of font.  \nSpine  \nThe curved body of a letter connecting two bowls .  \nTerminal  \nThe terminal is a type of curve. Many sources consider a terminal to be just the end (straight or curved) of any stroke that doesn’t include a serif, such as the little stroke at the end of “n”.  \nLigature  \nA place at which to pieces of text meet or connect to form what looks like anew element .  \nPractice  \nWrite out all the letters of the Alphabet as a capitol letter.  \nWrite out all the lowercase letters of the alphabet that do not have Asenders or Desenders  \nWrite out all the lowercase letters of the alphabet that have Asenders  \nWrite out all the lowercase letters of the alphabet that have Desenders","cbCainqEi2kyiHlH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainqEi2kyiHlH","pdf",119006,"English","# Typographic Measurement Lines\n## Baseline, Midline, Topline, Capline, Beardline\n# Letter Anatomy and Forms\n## Descender, Ascender, Bowl, Counter, Serif, Sans Serif\n# Structural Parts and Typography Features\n## Stem, Spine, Terminal, Ligature\n# Practice\n## Alphabet Letter Writing Exercises","[{\"question\":\"What is the baseline and why is it important in typography?\",\"answer\":\"The baseline is the imaginary line on which most characters in a typeface rest. 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