The part of a lower case letter that extends below the x-height, as in the case of y and j. The opposite, letters extending above the x-height are referred to as ascenders.
The portion of a lowercase letter that extends below the baseline of the other letters (as in j, p, q).
Parts of lowercase letters that extend below the line, as with the letters and
A typographic term for the portion of lowercase characters that falls below the main body of the letter. The lower case letters g, j, p, q and y have descenders.
The part of a lower case letter that extends below the x-height i.e. the lower vertical stems seen in the letters y and j.
The portion of a character which falls below the main part of the letter (e.g. g, p,q)