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Ascender – rises above the x-height 

Descender – extends below the baseline 

Serif – short line/stroke on open ends of letters 

Cap-height – the height of a capital letter measured from the baseline 

x-height – the height of lowercase letters reach based on height of lowercase x 

Baseline – the invisible line where all characters sit 

Descender line – the invisible line marking the lowest point of the descenders within a font.

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