How to Use typeface in a Sentence

typeface

noun
  • The book's typeface is very elegant.
  • The bottles are instantly recognizable with their cylindrical shape, while the red box packaging and typeface are the house’s signature.
    Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
  • For those who don’t know the term, a font is a typeface.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 23 June 2022
  • And there at the bottom of the front page, in a small typeface is a tiny star.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Our new logo is set simply, in the same typeface as the rest of the words on the site.
    Stella Bugbee, The Cut, 20 Aug. 2017
  • The text is also a nod to the typeface used on the signs of protesters.
    Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • In the book, the letters are presented in a typeface from the World War I era.
    Matt Campbell, kansascity.com, 12 May 2017
  • The quickest way to identify it, though, might just be the thin typeface used for the ‘ft’ in the depth rating.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 14 June 2024
  • And the vibe of a typeface is likely to change over time as it’s juxtaposed with new trends.
    New York Times, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The rest of it, including the typeface, has a flatter and more modern look.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Even the typefaces used on the front page and the spacing of the headlines replicated those of the real paper.
    Chris Stanford, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
  • In addition the new typeface for the names and numbers on the kit has been inspired by the city itself.
    SI.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Only this time, Gilbert did not use the Comic Sans typeface.
    Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, 2 July 2018
  • Contractors used the wrong typeface and had to take the lettering down, said Chris Haug, a Fort Hood spokesman.
    Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Genesis typeface is seamless in the back, so the flushness of modernism is very much here.
    Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The original Gap typeface was unusual enough to stand out from the crowd.
    Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2010
  • An engraved plate with the Nautilus typeface is screwed to the keyboard showing the model’s name.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The typeface, according to Adweek, was custom-made for Uber, and has been named Uber Move.
    Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, 12 Sep. 2018
  • But the market overwhelmed them — hundreds of typefaces and dozens of finishes, yet none that spoke to them.
    Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The typeface will more closely match the one used by Google’s own logo, and Android will be spelled with a capital A now.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Heck, even the band's name is branded with two separate typefaces.
    Jared Boyd, AL.com, 25 May 2017
  • In many ways, typefaces reflect shifts in public taste and opinion.
    Kate Wagner, The New Republic, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Helvetica—as in, the original font—is among the most popular typefaces in the world.
    Wired, 29 Oct. 2019
  • The round, white-on-black gauges are marked in an art-deco typeface, and in fifth gear the red speedo and tach needles swing in unison, pointing straight up at 80 mph.
    Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 1 June 2020
  • Kith’s brand is etched onto the earbuds and case in Bose’s signature typeface.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The white terminal typeface greeted my eyes like a beacon of hope.
    Aaron Peter, Wired, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Our project is designed for thoughtful, provocative impact, down to the very typeface.
    USA Today, 20 May 2021
  • The featured typeface: Benguiat, loosely based on the Art Nouveau style.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Heather’s response takes up three full iPhone screens when the typeface is set large enough for Shannon to see it without her readers.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The product’s final consumer branding isn’t yet known, but for now, Sonos is playfully including the Ted Lasso typeface on beta units.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 11 July 2024

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