navalon Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 There are diagrams on the web giving technical names for the parts of letter forms, such as "counter," "ascender," "bulbous terminal," etc. Are there any similar diagrams for the parts of numbers? I'm specifically interested in 19th century type, but I assume the same names would apply. Thanks! Link to comment
Ralf Herrmann Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I am not aware of any anatomy terms that would apply just to figures. You just have the regular stems, arcs, counters, horizontal strokes … 2 Link to comment
George Thomas Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Ralf is right; there aren't any names specific to numbers. Link to comment
navalon Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 I couldn't find any myself. So, can anyone suggest what terms would be appropriate for the following number parts? Thanks! Link to comment
Riccardo Sartori Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 A: (some depending on the style) stem, leg, diagonal stroke. B: left arc(h). C: vertical stem/stroke. D: bowl. E: crossbar. F: spine. 1 Link to comment
navalon Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Molto grazie, Riccardo! Link to comment
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