# Cap height

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{{Short description|Height of a capital letter above the baseline}}
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In [typography](/source/typography), '''cap height''' is the height of a [capital letter](/source/capital_letter) above the [baseline](/source/Baseline_(typography)) for a particular [typeface](/source/typeface).<ref>https://pfaedit.sourceforge.net/glossary.html Glossary of (some) Typographic Terms</ref> It specifically is the height of capital letters that are flat—such as '''H''' or '''I'''—as opposed to round letters such as '''O''', or pointed letters like '''A''', both of which may display [overshoot](/source/overshoot_(typography)). The height of the small letters is the [x-height](/source/x-height).

== See also ==
* [Body height (typography)](/source/Body_height_(typography))

==References==
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==External links==
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Category:Typography

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