The anatomy of type describes the visual elements that make up the letterforms within a typeface.

Garamond Pro Anatomy of Typography - Poster Design

All important typography terms and definitions for graphic and product designers in one place.

Type Anatomy using the alphabet to show each individual piece.

Typography Anatomy - Poster

The world's most famous pangram is now a comprehensivetypographical glossary that summarizes the anatomy of type

This is a college project where we designed posters to teach others about the Anatomy of Typography.

Poster design showcasing anatomy of the Clarendon typeface, designed by Robert Besley.

Came across this quick reference guide of typographic terms and definitions today. I just love the page above explaining the anatomy and form of letters. What is it with type? It is just so beautiful! The book is called The typographic Desk Reference.

This creative poster adds a few more terms to our list of type anatomy terms (barb, cross stroke, stress, vertex, ligature, em space, and en space) while also being fun and interesting to look at.