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In typography and handwriting, an ascender is the portion of a minuscule letter in a Latin-derived alphabet that extends above the mean line of a font. That is, the part of a lower-case letter that is taller than the font's x-height. Ascenders, together with descenders, increase the recognizability of words.
Samples of Monospaced typefaces Typeface name Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Anonymous Pro [1]Bitstream Vera Sans Mono [2]Cascadia Code: Century Schoolbook Monospace
Aptos, originally named Bierstadt, is a sans-serif typeface in the neo-grotesque style developed by Steve Matteson. [3] It was released in 2023 as the new default font for the Microsoft Office suite, replacing the previously used Calibri font.
Typeface Family Spacing Weights/Styles Target script Included from Can be installed on Example image Aharoni [6]: Sans Serif: Proportional: Bold: Hebrew: XP, Vista
The vast majority of modern computer fonts use Unicode mappings, even those fonts which only include glyphs for a single writing system, or even only support the basic Latin alphabet. The distinction is historic: before Unicode, when most computer systems used only eight-bit bytes , no more than 256 characters (or control codes) could be encoded.
The term storey refers to stacked counters: When the letter a appears with two counters it is referred to as double-storey a, and when the letter g appears with two closed counters it is known as double-storey g. [11] Angles of white space, as in W w, are corners (w has three corners); the term is not used for angles of strokes.
Script typefaces place particular demands on printing technology if the letters are intended to join up and vary like handwriting. A typeface intended to mimic handwriting, such as Claude Garamond 's grecs du roi typeface, will require many alternate characters .
Sample text using different stylistic sets. Gabriola was inspired by the calligraphy of Jan van de Velde the Elder. [1] It was developed with advanced OpenType features and has been optimized for ClearType rendering to improve legibility on screens.