typeface
Definition
Letters, numbers, and symbols in consistent type-weight and typestyle that make up a complete set (type family) of a distinctive design of printing type such as Ariel, Helvetica, Times Roman and thousands others. Most typefaces are available in different typestyles (roman, italic, bold, extrabold, condensed, etc.) and are chosen for a particular piece of text on the basis of (1) legibility, (2) readability, (3) appropriateness for the audience and the message, (4) reproducibility, and (5) practicality.
typeface is in the Printing, Packaging, & Publishing subject.
typeface appears in the definitions of the following terms:
type series,
typography,
classified-display advertisement,
sans serif type,
type family,
type font,
typestyle,
face,
script,
roman face
and
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