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Term used in typography
For the branded rail service, see West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.
In typography, the mean line is the imaginary line at the top of the x-height.[1]
![A diagram showing the line terms used in typography](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Typography_Line_Terms.svg/440px-Typography_Line_Terms.svg.png)
Round glyphs will tend to break (overshoot) the mean line slightly in many typefaces, since this is aesthetically more pleasing, otherwise curved letters such as a, c, e, m, n, o, r, s, and u will appear visually smaller than flat-topped (or bottomed) characters of equal height, due to an optical illusion.
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- Page 315 The Complete Manual of Typography: A Guide to Setting Perfect Type, Second Edition by James Felici
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