Design Nomenclature / Type
Shoulder
Also called arch
- Type
- 2D
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The curved stroke that springs from a stem and comes back down without closing — the arches of h, m, n and the underside of u inverted. Where the shoulder joins the stem is one of the darkest joins in a face, which is why it is a standard site for ink traps in faces cut for coarse printing.