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  • Beak | Definition and Translations

    A triangular or wedge-like protrusion at the end of a stroke. Can also be understood as part of the serifs of a typeface. Some also call them spurs to separate them from serifs.

     

    German: Ausgleichsserife
    Norwegian: Nebb, vertikalserif
    Polish: zakończenie
    Russian: вертикальная засечка
    Spanish: Pico, espolón, terminal
    Turkish: Gaga

    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: JesusBarrientos Przemysław Sakrajda Frode Helland tipografi Solomon Moses



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