x-height

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Noun

x-height (plural x-heights)

1. (typography) The distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface, typically equal to the height of the lower-case letter x.

Translations

the distance between the baseline and midline in a typeface

• Finnish: x-korkeus
• Hungarian: betűszem, középmagasság (hu)