(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
A stem on a lower case letter which extends above the x-height "l" has an ascender See also X-height, Cap-height, Descender, Overshoot, Baseline
In a given typeface, the portions of the lowercase "b", "d", "f", "h", "k", and "l" that extend above the height of the main body of the lower case "x"
(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters someone who ascends
The upright stroke of a letter extending above the HEADLINE, e g as in b, d, and h
The parts of certain lowercase letters, such as b, d, or f, that rise above the top edge of other lowercase letters such as a, c, and e Contrast with descender
The part of a letter that rises above the main body, such as the rising strokes of the letters "d" and "k " Refer to descender
The portion of a letter that rises above its x-height the height of a lower case "x" in a particular typeface
For Latin languages, the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the main body (the midline, or x-height) of that letter For example, the vertical line of a "b" that extends above the highest point of the circle in that letter See midline, x-height Also see baseline, descender