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In typography, the mean line is the imaginary line at the top of the x-height. ^[1]

Round glyphs will tend to break ( overshoot) the mean line slightly in many typefaces, since this is aesthetically more pleasing, otherwise curved letters such as a, c, e, m, n, o, r, s, and u will appear visually smaller than flat-topped (or bottomed) characters of equal height, due to an optical illusion.

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External links

• Page 315 The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type, Second Edition by James Felici

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