block letter

noun

1. Printing.,  a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves.

2. a simple, hand-printed capital letter.

block letter

noun

1. Also called: block capital. a plain capital letter

Word History and Origins

Origin of block letter¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

And unlike decades ago — when Ramos had to sneak around in darkness to spray-paint his nickname in large, block letters all over the city and surrounding areas — this time it was fully permissible.

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Down the street from ICE headquarters on the south Portland waterfront, a rainbow of costumes hung on a makeshift rack, a vertical banner with “FREE” in block letters attached.

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On it, in large block letters, was printed six words and a challenge from their interim coach: “ARE YOU A ONE-HIT WONDER?”

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Pointing to glittery gold block letters that spelled MAGA, he said he wanted to swap the first A for a U, so that the acronym stood for “the most useless governor in America, Gavin Newsom.”

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Clicking it takes you to a page of Ciattarelli standing proudly with his hands on his hips and the phrase “Blacks Back Jack” in big block letters.

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