In typography, the x-height or corpus size refers to the distance between the baseline and the mean line in a typeface. Typically, this is the height of the letter x in the font (the source of the term), as well as the u, v, w, and z. (Curved letters such as a, c, e, m, n, o, r and s tend to exceed the x-height slightly, due to overshoot.) However...
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A typographic term referring to the height of letters with neither ascenders nor descenders, such as the letter x. The x-height of a typeface plays a major role in its apparent size - typefaces with a high x-height look significantly larger than typefaces with a low x-height, even when both are set the same point size.
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The height od the lowercase letters relative to the capitals; an important typographic concept. In the same point size, type with a greater x-height will present the illusion of being larger. For this reason, large x-heights are favored in display advertising.
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The height of lower case letters without their ascenders or descenders, which is the height of the letter x.
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The height of the lowercase letters, disregarding ascenders or descenders, typically exemplified by the letter x. The relationship of the x-height to the body defines the perceived type size. A typeface with a large x-height looks much bigger than a typeface with a small x-height at the same size.
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The height of the lowercase letters excluding ascenders and descenders.
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