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.