Key learning points

1. The letters i and u are x-height letters
2. The letters l and t have an ascender
3. The letters y and j have a desecender
4. The letters i, l, t and u finish with a flick on the baseline
5. The letters y and j finish with a curl up on the descender line

Keywords

• X-height letter - letters that sit between the baseline and the x-height line

• Ascender - the part of a letter that extends above the x-height line

• Descender - the part of a letter that descends below the baseline

Common misconception