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The portion of a typed letter that extends below the baseline of a font

• Descender

• Ascender

• Bold

• Italic

The line defining the x-height of the letterforms

• Descender

• Ascender

• Median

• Bold

The line upon which most text letters "sit"

• Descender

• Ascender

• Median

• Baseline

The height of a capital letter above the baseline for a particular typeface

• Descender

• Cap Height

• Median

• Baseline

The distance between the baseline and the mean line of lower-case letters in a typeface

• X Height

• Cap Height

• Baseline

• Median

What is meant by "x-height" in typography?

• The height of the capital letters in a font.

• The distance between the baseline of a line of text and the top of the main body of lowercase letters.

• The height of the tallest letter in a font.

• The baseline upon which characters sit.

What is the term for the space between individual letters in a word?

• Leading

• Tracking

• Kerning

• Alignment

What does typography hierarchy refer to?

• The use of multiple fonts in a design.

• The color palette used for text.

• The organization of text elements to indicate importance.

• The arrangement of images in a design.