typeface

noun

type·​face ˈtīp-ˌfās How to pronounce typeface (audio)
1
: all type of a single design
2
: the face of printing type

Examples of typeface in a Sentence

The book's typeface is very elegant.
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Art Text can also alter a font’s shape beyond standard the typeface options. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Font fanciers who want to go beyond standard typeface sets will love the Glyphs panel. PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 Here, those words are embroidered across the front of an unstructured, six-panel canvas ball cap in a typeface design created by Elisa Wong to brand the L.A. Times’ plants coverage. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Furthering the religious theme, the video announcing the film's title used a Gothic Blackletter typeface commonly found in Bibles from the 16th and 17th centuries. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for typeface 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of typeface was in 1887

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“Typeface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typeface. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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