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Portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font or script
handwriting, a descender is the portion of a grapheme that extends below the baseline of a font. For example, in the letter y, the descender is the "tail"
Descender
Comic book by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
Painter/Multimedia Artist" for his work on Descender. In January, 2015, Sony Pictures acquired the movies rights to Descender after a competitive bidding war, two
Descender_(comics)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up descender in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A descender is the portion of a letter that extends below the baseline of a font. Descender may also
Descender_(disambiguation)
2019 cycling video game
Descenders is a cycling game developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots. It was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 7 May 2019
Descenders
Cyrillic letter
Kha with descender (Ҳ ҳ; italics: Ҳ ҳ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Unicode, this letter is called "Ha with descender". Its form is derived from
Kha_with_descender
Cyrillic letter used in various languages
Ka with descender (Қ қ; italics: Қ қ), is a letter of the Cyrillic script used in a number of non-Slavic languages spoken in the territory of the former
Ka_with_descender
Cyrillic letter used for /ɬ/ in Khanty
El with descender (Ԯ ԯ; italics: Ԯ ԯ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. El with descender is used in the Khanty language, where it represents the voiceless
El_with_descender
Letter of the Latin alphabet
encoded at U+A790 Ꞑ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH DESCENDER and U+A791 ꞑ LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH DESCENDER. Similar Latin letters: Ŋ ŋ Ƞ ƞ Ɲ ɲ Ñ ñ Ň ň Ņ
N_with_descender
Latin letter H with descender
H with descender (Ⱨ ⱨ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from H with the addition of a small descender. It was used in Uyghur to represent [h]
H_with_descender
Cyrillic letter used for /tʰ/ in Abkhaz
Cyrillic letter Te (Т т Т т) by the addition of a descender to the leg of the letter. Te with descender is used only in the alphabet of the Abkhaz language
Te_with_descender
Latin letter
The Latin letter K with descender (capital: Ⱪ, minuscule: ⱪ; sometimes falsely rendered as k̡ or ķ) is a Latin letter. The letter is very easily confused
K_with_descender
Cyrillic letter
system of romanization, Che with descender is transliterated using the Latin letter C-cedilla (Ç ç). Che with descender is used in the alphabets of the
Che_with_descender
Letter of the Latin alphabet
codepoints U+2C6B and U+2C6C, respectively) is a Latin letter Z with a descender. It is used in pre-1983 romanization of the Uyghur language, transliterating
Z_with_descender
Cyrillic letter
Cyrillic letter Abkhazian Che (Ҽ ҽ Ҽ ҽ) by the addition of a descender. Abkhazian Che with descender is used in the alphabet of the Abkhazian language, where
Abkhazian_Che_with_descender
Letter of the Latin script
C with descender ( ) is a letter of the Latin script, used in various Latinized scripts for languages of the Soviet Union. Due to the shift of the alphabets
C_with_descender
Cyrillic letter used for /ŋ/ in various languages
with descender (Ң ң; italics: Ң ң) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter En (Н н) by adding a descender to the
En_with_descender
Cyrillic letter
Cyrillic letter Shha (Һ һ Һ һ) by the addition of a descender to the right leg. Shha with descender is used in the Cyrillic alphabets of the Tati and Juhuri
Shha_with_descender
Cyrillic letter used in four languages
Ge with descender (Ӷ ӷ; italics: Ӷ ӷ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script formed from the Cyrillic letter Ge (Г г Г г) by adding a descender. In Unicode
Ge_with_descender
Rope-controlled descent
climbing equipment. Some areas have fixed anchors such as bolts or pitons. Descender: A friction device or friction hitch that allows the rope to be played
Abseiling
2013 studio album by Andrew Wyatt
Descender is the debut solo album by American singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt of the indie dance trio Miike Snow. In a departure from his work with his
Descender_(album)
Cyrillic letter used for /pʰ/ in Abkhaz
Pe with descender (Ԥ ԥ; italics: Ԥ ԥ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is used in the alphabet of the Abkhaz language, where it represents the aspirated
Pe_with_descender
American musician (born 1971)
2013. "The Making of Descender". Vimeo. April 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Holmes, Kevin (April 2013). "The Making of Descender: Andrew Wyatt on Creativity
Andrew_Wyatt
Cyrillic letter used in four languages
Zhje or Zhe with descender (Җ җ; italics: Җ җ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter Zhe (Ж ж Ж ж) with an
Zhje
Letter of Old English and some Scandinavian languages
CAPITAL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE THROUGH DESCENDER U+A767 ꝧ LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE THROUGH DESCENDER U+A7D2 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER DOUBLE THORN
Thorn_(letter)
2009 studio album by Dying Fetus
Descend into Depravity is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Dying Fetus. It was released in the United States on September 15, 2009
Descend_into_Depravity
Seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet
lowercase p. The "q"'s descender is usually typed without a swash due to the major style difference typically seen between the descenders of the "g" (a loop)
Q
Latin letter used in some African orthographies
ƒ) is a letter of the Latin script based on the letters F and f with a descender hook added. The italic form of the lowercase letter is used as a florin
Ƒ
Device used to descend on a rope
Speleological Society. pp. 107, 109–112, 133. ISBN 978-0-9615093-2-3. "Misc Descender: Clou Bi". www.verticalmuseum.com. Retrieved 2025-04-15. "Bobbins: General
Descender (rappelling equipment)
Descender_(rappelling_equipment)
Letter of the Cyrillic script
q : Latin letter Q C c : Latin letter C X x : Latin letter X Ka with descender Ka with hook Ka with stroke Ka with vertical stroke Aleut Ka Bashkir Ka
Ka_(Cyrillic)
Logic symbol resembling a "V"
The descending wedge symbol ∨ may represent: Logical disjunction in propositional logic Join in lattice theory The wedge sum in topology The V sign, a
Descending_wedge
1986 studio album by Dark Angel
Darkness Descends is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released on November 17, 1986. Released at the height of thrash
Darkness_Descends
1960 lithograph by M. C. Escher
Ascending and Descending is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in March 1960. The original print measures 14 in × 11+1⁄4 in
Ascending_and_Descending
Canadian cartoonist, comic book writer, and artist (born 1976)
2018, ISBN 9781534306905) Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume 1 #1–16 (hc, 400 pages, 2017, ISBN 9781534303461) Descender: The Deluxe Edition Volume
Jeff_Lemire
Cyrillic letter used for /ʁ/ in Nivkh
Ge with stroke and hook or descender (Ӻ ӻ; italics: Ӻ ӻ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script, formed from the Cyrillic letter Ge (Г г Г г) by adding a
Ge_with_stroke_and_hook
1990 American TV series or program
Descending Angel is a 1990 television film that aired on HBO starring George C. Scott, Diane Lane and Eric Roberts. A recently engaged man (Roberts) comes
Descending_Angel
1970 novel by Michael Crichton
Grave Descend is a novel written by Michael Crichton, his tenth published novel, and the seventh featuring the pseudonym John Lange. It was originally
Grave_Descend
Australian Aboriginal dance company
Descendance (Descendance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre), previously known as the Ngaru Dancers, is an Indigenous Australian dance
Descendance
Part of the human colon
In the anatomy of humans and homologous primates, the descending colon is the part of the colon extending from the left colic flexure to the level of the
Descending_colon
Blood vessel
In human anatomy, the descending aorta is part of the aorta, the largest artery, situated in the chest. It is the continued portion of the aorta immediately
Descending_aorta
Letter of the Latin alphabet
writing the letter Q with the addition of a bar through the letter's descender. The letter was used by scribes during the Middle Ages, where it was employed
Q_with_stroke
75 million or more record sales worldwide. The tables list artists in descending order by claimed sales; artists with equal claimed sales are ranked by
List of best-selling music artists
List_of_best-selling_music_artists
2006 novel by James Lee Burke
Pegasus Descending is a crime novel by James Lee Burke. Dave Robicheaux, once an officer for the New Orleans Police Department and before that a U.S. Army
Pegasus_Descending
Natural number
lowercase letter "x" and a descender: "". In some French text-figure typefaces, though, it has an ascender instead of a descender. A common graphic variant
3
Topics referred to by the same term
Vengeance Descending may refer to: Vengeance Descending (Crystal Eyes album), 2003 Vengeance Descending (Nightrage album), 2010 This disambiguation page
Vengeance_Descending
1957 play by Tennessee Williams
Orpheus Descending is a three-act play by Tennessee Williams. It was first presented on Broadway on March 17, 1957, with Maureen Stapleton and Cliff Robertson
Orpheus_Descending
Cyrillic letter used in three languages
The or Es with Descender (Ҫ ҫ; italics: Ҫ ҫ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. The name the is pronounced [θɛ], like the pronunciation of ⟨the⟩ in "theft"
The_(Cyrillic)
theory, the descending tetrachord is a series of four notes from a scale, or tetrachord, arranged in order from highest to lowest, or descending order. For
Descending_tetrachord
Letter of the Latin alphabet
addition of a stroke, usually through the bowl but sometimes through the descender. It is used in some phonetic transcription systems, such as the Americanist
P_with_stroke
Letter of the Latin alphabet
CAPITAL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE THROUGH DESCENDER, and U+A767 ꝧ LATIN SMALL LETTER THORN WITH STROKE THROUGH DESCENDER. AM 655, p1 recto, lines 4, 14, & 17
Thorn_with_stroke
2008 studio album by Evangelicals
The Evening Descends is the second album by Norman, Oklahoma band Evangelicals. The album employs a storybook structure, with many of the songs involving
The_Evening_Descends
Swiss breed of dog
breed of shepherd dog. It descends from North American White Shepherds imported to Switzerland; the White Shepherd itself descends from white-coloured purebred
White_Swiss_Shepherd_Dog
Line in typography upon which most letters "sit" and below which descenders extend
which most letters sit and below which descenders extend. In the example to the right, the letter 'p' has a descender; the other letters sit on the (red)
Baseline_(typography)
Archaic form of the Latin-script letter s (ſ)
usually no nub in the italic type form of long s, which gave the stroke a descender that curled to the left. The nub acquired its form in the blackletter
Long_s
Keyboard layout for the Russian language
YQUKEN, in which the Ka with descender (Қ қ) substitutes the C (Ц ц). The yeru (Ы ы) is replaced by the letter Che with descender (Ҷ ҷ). Also, the soft sign
JCUKEN
Graphic components of typeface letters
b d f h k l. A stroke which drops below the baseline is a descender. Letters with descenders are g j p q y. An arching stroke is a shoulder as in the top
Typeface_anatomy
American comic book artist
the artist on his and Jeff Lemire's creator-owned Image Comics series, Descender, for which he won the 2016 Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist
Dustin_Nguyen_(comics)
resembled an n with a descender (like ꞃ). The lowercase letter q: In block letters, some Europeans like to cross the descender to prevent confusion with
Regional handwriting variation
Regional_handwriting_variation
Cyrillic letter used in Bashkir and Wakhi
Ze with descender or Dhe (Ҙ ҙ; italics: Ҙ ҙ), is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is used in both the Bashkir and Wakhi languages, where it represents
Dhe_(Cyrillic)
2004 EP by Jason Falkner
Bliss Descending is the first released extended play by Jason Falkner, released on October 19, 2004 by Wreckhords Records. The EP received highly positive
Bliss_Descending
Natural number
modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the glyph usually has a descender, as, for example, in . On the seven-segment displays of pocket calculators
4
First section of the small intestine
duodenum can be divided into four parts: the first (superior), the second (descending), the third (transverse) and the fourth (ascending) parts. The duodenum
Duodenum
Letter of the Cyrillic script
ɜ : Latin letter reversed open E Ҙ ҙ : Cyrillic letter Dhe or Ze with descender Ӡ ӡ : Cyrillic letter Abkhazian Dze Ԑ ԑ : Cyrillic letter Reversed Ze
Ze_(Cyrillic)
Part of the vertebral column in animals
reticulospinal tract. The rubrospinal tract descends with the lateral corticospinal tract, and the remaining three descend with the anterior corticospinal tract
Spinal_cord
Fifth mode of the melodic minor scale
The Aeolian dominant scale (Aeolian ♮3 scale), Mixolydian ♭6 scale, descending melodic major scale, or Hindu scale is the fifth mode of the ascending melodic
Aeolian_dominant_scale
Consonantal sound represented by ⟨ɸ⟩ in IPA
the obsolete adjacent diacritic) to avoid clash with the ascender and descender. Index of phonetics articles Watson, Kevin (2007). Illustrations of the
Voiceless_bilabial_fricative
Cyrillic letter
on the languages. Π π : Greek letter Pi Ԥ ԥ : Cyrillic letter Pe with descender Ҧ ҧ : Cyrillic letter Pe with middle hook Л л : Cyrillic letter El N n :
Pe_(Cyrillic)
Largest artery in the abdomen
abdominal cavity. As part of the aorta, it is a direct continuation of the descending aorta (of the thorax). The abdominal aorta begins at the level of the
Abdominal_aorta
Ascending or descending sequence of musical tones
The C major scale, ascending and descending
Scale_(music)
Collection of short stories by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Man Descending is a collection of short stories written by Saskatchewan-born writer Guy Vanderhaeghe. The book was first published by Macmillan of Canada
Man_Descending
American death metal band
Morpheus Descends is a death metal band that first formed in Middletown, New York, in 1990 under the name of Morpheus. The band has undergone numerous
Morpheus_Descends
Letter of the Cyrillic script
che with descender (Ҷ ҷ), che with vertical stroke (Ҹ ҹ), dzhe (Џ џ), zhe with breve (Ӂ ӂ), zhe with diaeresis (Ӝ ӝ), or zhe with descender (Җ җ). It
Khakassian_Che
Topics referred to by the same term
Ng (Filipino letter) Eng (letter) (Ŋ ŋ) Cyrillic characters: En with descender (Cyrillic) (Ң ң) En with hook (Ӈ ӈ) En-ghe (Cyrillic) (Ҥ ҥ) En with middle
Ng
Painting by Marcel Duchamp
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 (French: Nu descendant un escalier n° 2) is a 1912 painting by Marcel Duchamp. The work is widely regarded as a Modernist
Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
Nude_Descending_a_Staircase,_No._2
We Descend is a work of electronic literature by American author Bill Bly. This work encompasses four different versions from 1997 through 2023 and was
We_Descend
Figure in the Book of Genesis
Jared or Jered (Hebrew: יֶרֶד Yereḏ, in pausa יָרֶד Yāreḏ, "he descends / he will descend"; Greek: Ἰάρετ or Ἰάρεδ, Iáret or Iáred; Arabic: يَارَد Yārad)
Jared_(biblical_figure)
2006 video game
revealed to be the descender of the foreign world of Pasca. Mormo — A descender from the world of Yaoon, who accompanies the descender of Terresia on a
Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
Tales_of_the_World:_Radiant_Mythology
Amusement ride
connected to a patented highspeed “descender” machine and led to the edge of a small platform where they will leap out and descend the Strat SkyPod. The effect
SkyJump_Las_Vegas
Type of chord progression
instance, in C major, the chords are Am–Dm–G–C, which have roots that descend by perfect fifth (or ascend by fourth). Examples of vi–ii–V–I are shown
Vi–ii–V–I
Descender used in caving
controlling friction with the hand on the rope below the descender. A simpler version of the bobbin descender, without the stop handle, is also available. Rope
Petzl_Stop
A bobbin is a class of descender that uses a set of "bobbins" to create friction. They are most commonly marketed to cavers and rope access technicians
Bobbin_(caving_equipment)
These are lists of the 100 known verified oldest people sorted in descending order by age in years and days. The oldest person ever whose age has been
List of the verified oldest people
List_of_the_verified_oldest_people
Loss of motor function
ascending paralysis) Tick paralysis Ascending paralysis contrasts with descending paralysis, which occurs in conditions such as botulism. Many animal species
Paralysis
Latin letter N with caron
corresponds to the letter Ң ң (En with descender). In Janalif, it corresponds to the letter Ꞑ ꞑ (N with descender). In other Turkic languages with the velar
Ň
A descending neuron is a neuron that conveys signals from the brain to neural circuits in the spinal cord (vertebrates) or ventral nerve cord (invertebrates)
Descending_neuron
Earth's highest mountain
clear with low winds during these short few days, climbers are forced to descend, many all the way back down to Base Camp. From Camp IV, climbers begin
Mount_Everest
every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold. The population numbers are of the
List of cities in the United Arab Emirates
List_of_cities_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Abbreviations used by ancient and medieval scribes
they appear. A macron not fully above the character but crossing the descender or ascender: ƀ – bre-, ber-, -ub c̄ – (with a link on the right) – cum
Scribal_abbreviation
2005 studio album by Demonic Resurrection
A Darkness Descends is the second studio album by the Indian death metal band Demonic Resurrection. The album was released on October 20, 2005, through
A_Darkness_Descends
Topics referred to by the same term
Stop bath, a chemical used in film processing Door stop Petzl Stop, a descender used in caving Train stop, a train protection device Stop sign, a traffic
Stop
Unicode character block
SMALL LETTER ZE WITH DESCENDER U+049A Қ CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDER U+049B қ CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER KA WITH DESCENDER U+049C Ҝ CYRILLIC CAPITAL
Cyrillic_(Unicode_block)
Letter of the Latin alphabet
Turned H with stroke or turned h with stroke at descender ( ) is a letter of the Latin script which was used in the orthographies of the Abkhaz and the
Turned_h_with_stroke
Cyrillic letter
sometimes Ч̡ ч̡, italics: Ч̡ ч̡) is an allograph of the letter che with descender (Ҷ, ҷ) in the Cyrillic script. It represents a voiced or voiceless postalveolar
Che_with_hook
Taxonomic rank between phylum and order
It is a group of related taxonomic orders. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species
Class_(taxonomy)
Triad of scale patterns in music theory
Day. The church bells are half-muffled and play a pattern based on a descending minor scale. Spirituals like "Go Down Moses" and "Soon I Will Be Done"
Minor_scale
Chilean footballer
Colo: Ethan Espinoza le da algo de vida a Fernández Vial que lucha por no descender en Primera B". Dale Albo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2026. Jara,
Ethan_Espinoza
2009 single by Greymachine
"Vultures Descend" is a song by experimental music project Greymachine, from the act's debut album, Disconnected. Produced by the band leader Justin Broadrick
Vultures_Descend
Natural number
modern typefaces, in typefaces with text figures the glyph usually has a descender, as, for example, in . On the seven-segment display of a calculator and
5
Writing system of the Abkhaz language
non-ejectives (pulmonic consonants) are derived from these by means of a descender at the bottom of the letter. In the case of the affricates, however, the
Abkhaz_alphabet
Football club
– First team Villarreal CF C – Third team "El filial se ve obligado a descender a Segunda B tras el descenso del Villarreal" [Reserves forced to relegate
Villarreal_CF_B
Fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
CROSSED-TAIL ȵ : N with curl is used in Sino-Tibetanist linguistics Ꞑ ꞑ : N with descender Small letter n with mid-height left hook was used by the British and Foreign
N
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Descender
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Hebrew
To Flow Down; Watering-place; The Descender
Female
Bulgarian
, the descender.
Male
Greek
(ἸοÏδάνης) Greek masculine form of Hebrew unisex Yarden ("flowing down"), IORDANES means "the descender." In the bible, this is the name of the river in which Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
Male
Dutch
, the descender.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Descender
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the descender
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Hebrew
To Flow Down; Descender
Biblical
the river of judgment, Some translate it as "the descender," from the Semitic yrd, "to descend"
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dunwell 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Beloved, Dear
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Wrapped
Female
English
English pet form of Roman Latin Marina, MARNI means "of the sea."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the wild boar, Middle English galte, gaute, gault (Old Norse gǫltr). Wild boars were common in the British Isles from the earliest times, and became extinct only with the clearing of the large tracts of forest which formerly covered the country; hunting them was a favorite pastime in the Middle Ages.French : from Germanic walþu- ‘wood’, ‘forest’; a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a wood, or a habitational name for someone from any of the places named with this word, for example Le Gault in Loir-et-Cher, Marne, and Eure-et-Loir.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Ruby, RUBYE means "red" or "ruby."
Girl/Female
British, English
God's Angel
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, French, Polish
Gift of the Lord; Weapon; Domain of Maccius; Variation of Matthew
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
DESCENDER
n.
One who descends.