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type anatomy spurImage © J. James
Definition: Similar to but generally smaller than a serif or beak, a spur is a small bit at the end of certain curved portions of a letterform such as the end(s) of a C or S or the middle of G.
Also Known As: serif, barb, cat's ear
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