Undirstriks
Undirstriks is a typographic term used to describe the practice of placing a line beneath text to indicate emphasis, annotation, or a functional marker within written material. The word is derived from Nordic linguistic roots, with elements meaning under and strike or line, and it is discussed in studies of manuscript conventions and historical typography. In scholarly contexts, undirstriks can refer to the explicit act of underscoring a word, as well as to the broader system of marks used to organize or annotate text during transcription and printing.
Historically, underlining marks appeared in handwritten manuscripts as a means of emphasis before the widespread adoption
In contemporary contexts, undirstriks is primarily of interest to historians of typography, philologists, and designers studying
Related concepts include underline, strikethrough, and emphasis in typography.