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Counter

A counter, or counterform, is the transparent (negative or white) space enclosed inside a letterform. Counters can be closed, as in “o” and “d”, or open, as in “c” and “u.”

The lowercase letters “odcu” with their counter highlighted.

The name comes from the craft of traditional font production, in which a counterpunch makes indentations in the metal punch that is used for creating letter moulds. For more about this process, see the “Punchcutting” entry on Wikipedia.

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