(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