Lower case letters such as h and b that extend above the base line are known as?

Lower case letters such as h and b that extend above the base line are known as?

• A. Descenders
• B. Glyphs
• C. Ascenders
• D. Cap Rises

Answer: (C)

Ascenders are the parts of lowercase letters that rise above the typical height of the lowercase letters. In many fonts, letters like h and b have tall strokes that extend above the x-height up to the ascender line, so they are ascenders. This is different from descenders, which extend below the baseline (as with g, p, or y). Glyphs is a general term for characters, and cap rises isn’t a standard typography term. So the feature shown by h and b is described as ascenders.

Ascenders are the parts of lowercase letters that rise above the typical height of the lowercase letters. In many fonts, letters like h and b have tall strokes that extend above the x-height up to the ascender line, so they are ascenders. This is different from descenders, which extend below the baseline (as with g, p, or y). Glyphs is a general term for characters, and cap rises isn’t a standard typography term. So the feature shown by h and b is described as ascenders.