Member san… Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Is there a special term for that part of the letter /u/ on the right(circled) compared to the one on left. I'm also looking for the earliest examples of fonts with this kind of design at that part of the letter /u/. How old could the practice of designing the letter /u/ or /n/ with this specific style be or it has been there since the beginning of sans-serifs? Link to comment
Member old… Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I am not certain there is such a term, but I would like to suggest “nick”… Link to comment
Member Joh… Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The original question is unclear. Does it refer to the white space (yes, nick is a good word for this) or to the stem section (what I would call, in both letters, a spur)? Hence I would describe the one on the right as a nicked spur. Link to comment
Member san… Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 Nicked Spur it is, thank you gentlemen. Link to comment
Member J.M… Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 A spur is a tiny serif that implies an entry into the stroke with some sort of engraving tool. I think you should call it a "sevag". Link to comment
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