typeface

[ tahyp-feys ]

/ ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs /

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noun

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Origin of typeface

First recorded in 1900–05; type + face

Words nearby typeface

Type B, typebar, type B personality, typecase, typecast, typeface, type founder, type genus, type-high, typeholder, Type I error

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How to use typeface in a sentence

It may be positioned in a smaller typeface below Virginia on the Election Day marquee, but the New Jersey gubernatorial election could prove more interesting than we might have expected a few months ago.
Everything You Need To Know About The 2021 Elections|Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com)|November 1, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
People who have dyslexia, for instance, often find it easier to read material when it’s displayed in a typeface called Open Dyslexic.
Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper?|Avery Elizabeth Hurt|October 18, 2021|Science News For Students
You also can change the background color and maybe the typeface.
Will you learn better from reading on screen or on paper?|Avery Elizabeth Hurt|October 18, 2021|Science News For Students
The company has its own typeface and highlights redesigns to its website and mobile apps.
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive is working for Airbnb|Claire Zillman, reporter|October 22, 2020|Fortune

In addition, there will be non-tech touches such as words in bold, large typeface, like “SEAFOOD,” “BEEF,” and “DAIRY” to make a section easy to see from far.
Walmart unveils new store design inspired by Amazon and airports|Phil Wahba|September 30, 2020|Fortune
A loose-fitting, almost Roman dress reflected what Lagerfeld described in the show notes as a “Roman typeface of design.”
Fendi Spring/ Summer 2014: Karl's Dreamland|Liza Foreman|September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The italics are Hoberman's, but the words would be shocking in any typeface.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|April 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It seems that the italic typeface used in this book did not have an ae ligature.
The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for typeface

typeface

/ (ˈtaɪpˌfeɪs) /

noun

another name for face (def. 17)

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