Descender
The stroke of letters that go below the writing line; for example: g, p, q, and y.
The stroke of letters that go below the writing line; for example: g, p, q, and y.
- German:(Buchstabe mit) Unterlänge
- Italian:ghirigoro
Raymond Clemens and Timothy Graham, Introduction to Manuscript Studies (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007), 265.
Geoffrey Ashall Glaister. Encyclopedia of the Book, 2nd ed. (New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: The British Library, 1996), 133.