typeface

noun

type·​face ˈtīp-ˌfās How to pronounce typeface (audio)
1
: all type of a single design
2
: the face of printing type

Examples of typeface in a Sentence

The book's typeface is very elegant.
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The album's signature green color and typeface appeared everywhere, from memes on social media (embraced by Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign) to businesses and storefronts. Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 Others are unabashedly earnest in their enthusiasm, comporting the anachronistic typeface of Publishers Marketplace into new-media forms: dancing around it enthusiastically in a TikTok green screen, posting it alongside baby photos of themselves. Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024 Why not create something new and distinct rather than using an existing typeface that could be on any book? Angela Andaloro, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 The announcement was accompanied by a brightly colored, playful tracklist poster with the mini-LP’s title up top in big cartoony letters and the six tracks displayed in a variety of bright red, green and blue typefaces. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for typeface 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of typeface was in 1887

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“Typeface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typeface. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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