descender

Meanings

• Noun

  Sign at the bottom of a lowercase letter that connects it to the line, as in 'g' or 'y'.

  - "The letter 'g' has a descender that reaches down to the baseline."
  - "The descender of the letter 'y' is longer than that of the letter 'f'."

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Synonyms

tail

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Variants

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descender , descenders

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'descendan', meaning 'to go down'. In the context of typography, it refers to the part of a letter that extends below the baseline.

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Trivia

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1. The longest descender in the English alphabet belongs to the letter 'p'.

2. Descenders were once used to indicate the final 'd' in words like 'hundred' and 'thousand' before the introduction of the dot below the number line.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ascender: The part of a letter that rises above the baseline, such as the 'b' or 'h'.

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Culture

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Descenders have been an essential part of typography since its inception. They help to differentiate between similar letters and make text more readable. In calligraphy, descenders were used to add flourishes and decorative elements to letters.

How to Memorize "descender"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the letters 'g' and 'y' to remember the concept of descenders. Imagine a line and the descender as the part of the letter that goes below the line.

2. associate
   

   - Associate descenders with the word 'below' to help remember their definition and purpose.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that descenders are the parts of letters that 'go down' below the baseline.

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