Stroke ending

In typography, a stroke can end in a number of ways. Examples include:

• The serif, including:
  • The regular serif
  • The bracketed serif
  • The half-serif
• The terminal, which is any stroke that does not end in a serif
  • The finial, a tapered or curved end^[1]
  • The swash, an extended or decorative flourish that replaces a serif or terminal on a letter
  • The lachrymal (or teardrop), as found in Caslon, Galliard, and Baskerville^[2]
  • The ball, as found in Bodoni and Clarendon^[3]
  • The beak, a sharp spur, as found in Perpetua, Pontifex, and Ignatius.^[3] Also defined as the triangular serifs on the straight lines of capitals like E, F and Z.^[4]
  • Hooked
  • Pear-shaped

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