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  • Descender | Definition and Translations

    The part of a letter that extends below the baseline.

     

    Dutch: staart
    French: jambage
    German: Unterlänge
    Italian: [asta] discendente
    Polish: wydłużenie dolne
    Russian: нижний выносной элемент
    Spanish: descendente
    Turkish: İniş

    Related Term(s): Ascender

    Ralf Herrmann By Ralf Herrmann ()
    Contributors: Riccardo Sartori Manuel Sesma Przemysław Sakrajda Сергей Пономаренко tipografi
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