Typography : Structure : Measurements

Font Measurements

"Doesn't Verdana have a nice x-height?" "Actually, I like Garamond better - its caps height is smaller than its ascender height."

What are these typographers talking about? This next section will give you the technical terms necessary to describe some crucial font attributes.
Button #1: Cap heightButton #2: Ascender height
Button #3: X-heightButton #4: Descender depthButton #5: Baseline
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