{i} person or thing that descends, one who comes down; any lower-case letter with a part that extends below the baseline; part of a letter that extends below the baseline (such as g, p, q, etc.)
The part of lowercase letters (such as y, p, and q) that descends below the baseline of the other lowercase letters in a font face In some typefaces, the uppercase J and Q also descend below the baseline
(printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters