# x-height

The height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders.

**Source:** “The height of the lowercase characters that have no ascenders nor descenders, which indicates how tall or short the type appears.” [Introducing type - Fonts Knowledge (Google Fonts)](https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/introducing_type)

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Published 2026-10-29. Web page: https://www.mackenziebowes.com/reference/glossary/x-height