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Bill A 08-04-13 05:47 PM

"G" ees Type setter help requested.
 
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Several different fonts are found for "G" in titles, metal and embroidered. Can someone identify the correct name for the portions circled in the "G" images below?

WJ Miller 08-04-13 06:30 PM

Spur
 
The pointy corner and crossbar of the uppercase 'G' is called a 'Spur'.

The dangly bits on a lower case 'g' is called a loop, with some fonts the lower case 'g' has a double loop.

Bill A 08-04-13 09:02 PM

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Follow up on spurs and loops. The same type of spur is always found on the same font?
For example, the Highland Light Infantry of Canada titles have spurs on their "G"s, but different types of spurs. The example without spurs is post war. All spurred G titles are wartime.

DavidS 08-04-13 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill A (Post 208342)
Follow up on spurs and loops. The same type of spur is always found on the same font?
For example, the Highland Light Infantry of Canada titles have spurs on their "G"s, but different types of spurs. The example without spurs is post war. All spurred G titles are wartime.

Bill: If it was a foundry typeface for printing (letterpress hot metal type or current digital type), the answer would be yes. However, you are dealing with embroidery, so even though the lettering may resemble a particular typeface or font, it will depend more on the embroiderer and how the machine is set up as to how faithfully it would resemble the supposed typeface.


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