The letter g can take two forms:
the single-storied design that
most of us were taught to make
in elementary school, and the
two-storied design that is com¬
mon to serif type designs.

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Formata

In the single-storied design,
the top of the stem terminates
either in a right-facing serif or
in a spur that aligns with the
mean line of the x-height. This
g’s loop, which is somewhat
narrower than its top bowl, falls
imperceptibly short of the
descender line.

The more common two-
storied design is comprised of a
bowl, a loop, and a graceful
link between the two. The bowl
is a miniature version of the
typeface’s o, and should have
the same weight stress. The
loop drops down slightly below
the descender line, and the link
between the two can be either
on an almost vertical plane or
on a descending angle. The
bowl of this g usually has a pro¬
jecting ear that might appear as
an upward curl, a downward
curve, or a straight line.

Geometric 415
Black

ITC Galliard Italic

Broadway

Serifa

ITC Cheltenham

Letraset Dolmen

Calligraphic 810

ITC Benguiat Book

Friz Quadrata

University Roman

Univers 47
Condensed Ught

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