Glossary X

x-height
In a typeface, the height of the lowercase letters that have no ascenders and descenders. For Latin type, the roman lowercase x is used to define this measurement because it usually has horizontal serifs at top and bottom.

x-height line
See mean line.

x-line
See mean line.


  


Glossary of Definitions

A B C D
E F G H
I J K L
M N O P
Q R S T
U V W X
Y Z