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• a variation of typographical.

typographic

American  

[tahy-puh-graf-ik] / ˌtaɪ pəˈgræf ɪk /

adjective

1. relating to typography; typographical.

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Explanation

Something typographic has to do with printed matter or the technique of creating printed materials. A typographic error is a mistake made during printing. If the fliers for your play have a typographic mistake, you can either correct it with a pen or have them all printed again. The adjective typographic is good for describing the craft of laying out and designing type, also known as typography. Typographic comes from two Greek roots, typos, "a mark or impression," and graphia, "writing."

Example Sentences

“I myself am unequivocally guilty of this serif-as-humanity signaling,” wrote designer Keya Vadgama in a March Substack post, adding, “there is a certain irony in using distinctly human typographic touches to present something fundamentally non-human.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Performance attire now includes sneakers, typographic T-shirts, deconstructed bottoms and even denims.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

There are a few different explanations that math enthusiasts have put forward – some citing translation, others pointing to a more typographic origin.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

He’s celebrated as a literary heir to giants like Turgenev, Gogol and Nabokov, but at times, he’s questioned the value of literature, dismissing novels as “just paper with typographic signs.”

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

There they can be fruitfully active in less risky work: illustration, typographic design, industrial design, and interior design, for example.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson