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wrong font

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noun

Printing.

  1. the improper font, or size and style of type, for its place. wf, w.f.

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Box labels on fakes usually have the wrong font.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

U.P.—Abbreviation for United Press Associations. w.f.—Abbreviation for wrong font; a proof-reader's mark of correction, indicating that a letter from another font has slipped into a word: as, the u in because.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)

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