Standard

head serif

ascender

terminal

eye //

apex

shoulder

hairline . beak I bowl

Typeface

J I descender

* foot serif

Anat

crossbar

P

spur

omy

tall

counter

counter link

loop

Strokes are the elements that form the body parts of letters.
Many of the body parts of letterforms have the same names
as human body parts.

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Many healthy letterforms share the same parts. This helps

in understanding the alphabet as a system of symbols. It

also helps in reconstructing damaged characters, and

transplanting appendages to other victims of typographic

violence.