descenders's Usage Examples:

most fonts, descenders are reserved for lowercase characters such as g, j, q, p, y, and sometimes f.

Some fonts, however, also use descenders for some numerals.

the baseline is the line upon which most letters "sit" and below which descenders extend.

Ascenders, together with descenders, increase the recognizability of words.

The typography is somewhat innovative in that capital letters have descenders which drop below the baseline of the lower-case letters and punctuation.

the twenty two-segment display that allows lower-case characters with descenders.

with long descenders.

Titling capitals, meanwhile, were issued taking up the whole space of the metal type area, with no room for descenders.

Many belay devices can be used as descenders, but there are descenders that are not practical for belaying, since it is too difficult.

(typography), the line upon which most letters "sit" and below which descenders extend Baseline (budgeting), an estimate of budget expected during a fiscal.

Greek equivalent lies in the two descenders ("feet") below the lower corners of the Cyrillic letter.

The descenders were borrowed from a Byzantine uncial.

stresses the vertical axis and sharp, regular serifs on ascenders and descenders.

noticeably upright and packed together with exaggeratedly long ascenders and descenders, the latter often and the former occasionally brought round in sweeping.

essentially cursive, with a short corpus size (but with long ascenders and descenders), letters slope slightly to the right, words are clearly separated one.

the Gaonic period which comprises a collection of hymns recited by the "descenders" and heard during their ascent.

Wagtmans was known as one of the best descenders in the peloton and earned him the nickname "witte bles" which is translated.

As such they are amongst the best descenders, pushing to make up enough time to stay in the race.

x-height or corpus size), the height of the ascenders, and the depth of the descenders.

distinct for its low x-height, elongated ascenders, and relatively short descenders giving it an appearance of height without requiring excessive leading.

Some belay devices can also be used as descenders for a controlled descent on a rope, that is abseiling or rappeling.

Synonyms:

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet;

Antonyms:

noncompliance; uncover; curve; straight line;