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Definition of "typeface" []

  • The surface of a block of type that makes the impression. (noun)
  • The impression made by this surface. (noun)
  • Printing The size or style of the letter or character on a block of type. (noun)
  • Printing The full range of type of the same design. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "typeface" in a sentence
  • "(Typographically speaking, the term typeface refers to a stylistic rendition of each letter in an alphabet, whereas the font refers to the a specific rendering of these letters)."
  • "You do, of course, realize that your new title’s typeface is the same as the title typeface on that old never-published zine cover drawing of mine that you have at Chez Ennead… :D"
  • "That is until I get the final few comments and see it in typeface layout, at which point I'll have hysterics and try to make it better all over again."
Words like "typeface"
bicameral script
black letter
bold boldface
constant-width font
fixed-width font
font cartridge
gothic
italic
monospaced font
proportional font
raster font
sans serif
screen font
type
typewriter font