Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin Type Anatomy

What is the name of the portion highlighted in orange? (Arabic)

Fragment

What is the name of the portion highlighted in yellow? (Arabic)

Counter

What is the name of the portion highlighted in orange? (Arabic)

Neck

What is the name of the portion highlighted in yellow? (Arabic)

Body

What is the name of the portion highlighted in yellow? (Arabic)

Cup

What is the name of the portion highlighted in orange? (Arabic)

Tooth

What is the name of the portion highlighted in orange? (Arabic)

Dot

Which one of these characters has a serif? (Arabic)

The left has a serif

What is the name of this character? (Arabic)

Required ligature

What is the name of this character? (Arabic)

Discretionary ligature

What are the circled pieces called? (Arabic)

Vowel marks

What is the circled piece called? (Arabic)

Extension

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Flag

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Mast

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Terminal

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Roof

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Tip

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Horn

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Base Line

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Tag (Serif)

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Spine

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Hebrew Maqaf

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Bud

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Trunk

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Kera

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Heel

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Stem

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Arm

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Bent Lamed

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Nikud

What is this piece called? (Hebrew)

Ligature

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Counter

What is the circled piece called? (Hebrew)

Cantillation Marks

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Root (Descender)

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Psiyah

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Leg

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Tail

What is the highlighted piece called? (Hebrew)

Wireframe

What is the circled piece called? (Latin)

Apex

What is the circled piece called? (Latin)

Serif

What is the circled piece called? (Latin)

Barb (Also found on the letters ‘G’ and ‘S’ at least in this font)

What is this negative space called? (Latin)

Counter

What is this outer stroke called? (Latin)

Bowl

What are these pieces called?

Arm(s)

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Stem

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Bar/Crossbar

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Hairline Stroke

What is this part called? (Latin)

Stress

What is this circled piece called? (Latin)

Tail

What is this circled piece called? (Latin)

Leg

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Spine

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Vertex

What are these areas called? (Latin)

Crotch(es)

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Spur

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Finial (Can also be found on the ‘e’)

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Ascender

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Eye

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Terminal (Also found at the bottom of the ‘j’)

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Ear

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Link

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Loop

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Shoulder (Also found on the ‘m’ and ‘n’)

What is this area called? (Latin)

Counter

What is these pieces called? (Latin)

Descenders

What is this piece called? (Latin)

Tail

What is this specific piece called? (Latin)

Terminal

What is the height of capital letters (Latin) called?

Cap height

What is the height of lowercase letters (Latin) called?

x-height

What is the line that most letters (Latin) “sit” on called?

Baseline