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What is a Descender?

What is a Descender?

Intermediate
2:42

What You’ll Learn

Descender (dɪˈsɛn dər.) Now there's a new word of the day! But don't worry, you don't have to pull out your dictionary or your thesaurus.

You can find descenders everywhere in your typography if you’re paying attention. Most descenders belong to lower-case characters, such as g, j, p, q, and y. Let's see them all!

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