Typographically, the basic difference between the majuscules and minuscules is not that the majuscules are big and minuscules small, but that the majuscules generally have the same height. The height of the minuscules varies, as some of them have parts higher or lower than the average, i.e. <answer>ascenders</answer> and descenders. In Times New Roman, for instance, b, d, f, h, k, l, t  are the letters with <answer>ascenders</answer>, and g, j, p, q, y are the ones with descenders. Further to this, with old-style numerals still used by some traditional or classical fonts—although most do have a set of alternative Lining Figures— 6 and 8 make up the ascender set, and 3, 4, 5, 7 and 9 the descender set.
In Time New Roman the letter "b" would be consider which type of letter based on whether it is above or below average height?
ascenders