Anatomy of a Character (curved serif)

[richard_a]

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In the anatomy of a character,

What is the curve ( curved serif ) at the
foot/ bottom / baseline called ?

[Jos Buivenga]

That serif is called a cupped serif. How the curve itself is called I don't know.

[Sebastian Nagel]

In german, this is called "Kehlung", which my dictionary translate as "hollow moulding (architecture)" (which might not be a good translation).

[Ulrike Borinski]

Hans Rudolf Bosshard calls it »konkave Basis« may be »concave base«.
In the same book »Technische Grundlagen zur Satzherstellung«, Kehlung ist the Position above from serife to stem.

[Sebastian Nagel]

:) Danke. Man lernt nie aus...