Can you help me name this typography element?

[afoygel]

First time poster.. I'm hoping that someone can help me identify an element of type so that I know what it's called and can in turn do some research on it. What I'm talking about is the squiggly curve on top of the C that sort of ends up extending at the top:
http://www.blackipods.com/lokiC.png
Another more subdued example is the letter S here:
http://www.psychedelix.com/fonts/treetrunk.gif
Yet another example with the extension looping to the left instead of to the right:
http://www.psychedelix.com/fonts/candy.gif

In case you are wondering about the reason behind my question, it's because I'm working on a design where I'd like to incorporate this element and I'd like to know the formal name of this design element so that I can hopefully find some more examples. I really like the fat psychedelic brush stroke in the third example, althought what I'm trying to do is curve it up and to the right, and probably without a loop. Thanks in advance..

[CkretAjint]

A text flourish?

[afoygel]

A text flourish?

Thanks. Is that the official name? i was thinking it'd be something like a serif..

[Two-Toe Tom]

i think they're called swash caps as well

[frankster]

If you like that psycadelic type of type "boom cha" then have a look at some posters from the Fillmore gigs of the 60s and 70s, like Bill graham or Wes Wilson ones.

http://www.beatbooks.com/beatbooks/images/items/18599.jpghttp://www.freakium.com/edicao2_posterweswilson3.jpg
http://www.wes-wilson.com/images/brignallimg1.gifhttp://www.shopheadlines.com/images/products/500/556-big.jpg

[Drazan]

http://www.fonts.com/AboutFonts/Glossary/

This has a comprehesive glossary of Type terms.


swash letter
A letter with one or more added ornamental strokes (which are sometimes called flourishes). Most common in italic typefaces; often created as an alternate to an unadorned version of the letter.


Jade

[afoygel]

Jade: thanks for tying everything together for me
Frankster: 60's concert posters are a great inspiration for ways to mold different letters

[Kool]

You know that if you look at those posters while on acid they look perfectly straight and conservative. ;)

[budafist]

I call those letters swashes too.

I have never looked at those posters on acid. Must remember to next tome ;)