Lineation 1518210 220626791 2008-06-20T19:45:16Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|the geological meaning of lineation|Lineation (geology)}} In [[Western handwriting]], the [[base line]], the [[x-height]] or [[corpus size]], the height of the [[ascender]]s and the bottom line of the [[descender]]s make up four horizontal (virtual) lines which represent the '''lineation''' of handwriting. In many teaching methods of writing at primary school, these guidelines are actually present on paper to aid the child in producing well-formed characters of the proper size. In adulthood the lineation remains, virtually, and can be used in [[handwriting recognition]] by performing an analysis of the horizontal density of minima and maxima of the writing trace. The density at the [[base line]] of handwriting will be highest, followed by the density of the [[corpus size]]. As [[ascender]]s and [[descender]]s occur only infrequently, their densities will be low, especially if a single word is considered. ==See also== *[[graphonomics]] [[Category:Penmanship]]