Noun
(printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
someone who ascends
Source: WordNetAlso used was the Tironian note (a character similar to the digit 7) for the conjunction and, and a thorn with a crossbar through the ascender for the pronoun þæt main. Source: Internet
The line-height is the area defined by the ascender and descender of each glyph in a font. Source: Internet
Other ascender letters with carons, such as letters ȟ (used in Finnish Romani and Lakota ) and ǩ (used in Skolt Sami ), did not modify their carons to superscript commas. Source: Internet
Alternatively, you can use a foot ascender. Source: Internet
We also have a descender, which is where lowercase letters that are below the baseline align, and an ascender. Source: Internet