Ball terminal

Example of a ball terminal seen in the Bodoni font series

A ball terminal is a design feature of a typeface or glyph where the end of a stroke takes a roughly circular shape, as opposed to a serif or a square end.

References

  1. ↑ "Ball terminal". typography.guru. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  2. ↑ "What are the dots at the ends of letters called?". Graphic Design Stack Exchange. Retrieved 2026-03-16.