Answer: descender

AnswerCrossword Clue
DESCENDERLowercase-letter part
DESCENDERLine below the main part of type.
DESCENDEROrpheus, in search of Eurydice
descenderthe part of the lowercase letters, such as g, p, and q, that extends below the other lowercase letters
descenderA letter having such a part
descenderA part of a letter that extends below the level of the base of a letter such as x (as in g and p)