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Cap height is the height of a typeface’s uppercase letters, measured from the baseline to the top of flat-topped glyphs. This is usually slightly lower than the ascender height, and cap height can vary between typefaces.

![The word “Newsreading” set in a serif typeface, with horizontal lines showing the vertical metrics. The cap height line is highlighted, and an arrow shows the measurement from baseline to cap height.](images/thumbnail.svg)

Note that due to optical illusion, round and pointed capitals (for instance the O and A) will extend a little above the cap height to make them appear as tall as the flat-topped capitals.