# Stroke ending

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In [typography](/source/typography) (specifically [typeface anatomy](/source/typeface_anatomy)), a stroke can end in a number of ways.  Examples include:
* The [serif](/source/serif), including:
** The regular serif
** The bracketed serif
** The half-serif
* The '''terminal''', which is any stroke that does ''not'' end in a serif
** The {{strong|finial}}, a tapered or curved end<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anatomy of a Typeface |url=http://typedia.com/learn/only/anatomy-of-a-typeface/ |publisher=Typedia.com |accessdate=2018-06-12 |archive-date=2018-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212142154/http://typedia.com/learn/only/anatomy-of-a-typeface/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** The {{strong|[swash](/source/Swash_(typography))}}, an extended or decorative flourish that replaces a serif or terminal on a letter
** The {{strong|lachrymal}} (or teardrop), as found in [Caslon](/source/Caslon), [Galliard](/source/Galliard_(typeface)), and [Baskerville](/source/Baskerville)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Glossary {{!}} Teardrop |url=http://www.rsub.com/typographic/glossary/#Teardrop |publisher=Rsub.com |accessdate=2018-06-12}}</ref>
** The {{strong|[ball](/source/ball_terminal)}}, as found in [Bodoni](/source/Bodoni) and [Clarendon](/source/Clarendon_(typeface))<ref name=B/>
** The {{strong|beak}}, a sharp spur, as found in [Perpetua](/source/Perpetua_(typeface)), Pontifex, and Ignatius.<ref name="B">{{Cite web |title=Glossary {{!}} B |url=http://www.rsub.com/typographic/glossary/#B |publisher=Rsub.com |accessdate=2018-06-12}}</ref> Also defined as the triangular ''serifs'' on the straight lines of capitals like E, F and Z.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bosler |first=Denise |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nIQldDrzPqwC&pg=PA29 |title=Mastering Type: The Essential Guide to Typography for Print and Web Design |publisher=HOW Books |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-4403-1369-1 |page=29}}</ref>
** Hooked
** Pear-shaped

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