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descender

portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font or script
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descender

Summary

descender ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • descender is a type of letterform component[2].
  • descender is part of lowercase letter[3].
  • descender is part of minuscule script[4].
  • descender is the opposite of ascender[5].

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Definition and Type

descender is a type of letterform component[2]. descender is the opposite of ascender[5].

Use and Application

Part of include lowercase letter[3], a style[6] and minuscule script[4], a handwriting style[7], founded in 0300[8].

Why It Matters

descender ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[1] descender has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] descender is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). descender. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/descender
MLA “descender.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 4 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/descender.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_descender_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{descender}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/descender}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 4w ago · Higa4 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → letterform component
    Part of → —
    Part of → lowercase letter, minuscule script
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Descender.png"
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