Anatomy of a Font -Terms

Terms: 
Apex: 3              the juncture of two converging strokes (A, M, N)
Ascender: 14      the part of a letter that extends above the x-height   (d, b)
Arm: 16              the horizontal, non curved stroke at the top or bottom of a letter  (L, F)
Bowl: 5              the part of a letter that that encloses the circular part of the letter (g, b, d, q)
Counter: 7          the part of a letter that is inside the bowl  
Crossbar: 16       horizontal stroke across the middle of a letter  (A, H)
Descender: 8      the part of a letter that extends below the baseline  (g, y)
Ear: 13               decorative flourish usually on the upper right side of the bowl of a letter (g,)
Final: 4
Link: 11             the stroke that connects the top and bottom part of a two- story lower case letter (g).
Loop: 12            curved portion of a letter below the baseline (g)
Serif: 15             the basic shapes of letters 
Spine: 2             the main curved stroke of a letter (S)
Spur: 6      a small bit at the end of a certain curved portions of a letterform such as the end of a "C" of a "S"
Stem: 9              the vertical, non curved portion of a letter (F, H, T)
Tail: 1               the descending, often decorative stroke of a letter (g, y,)