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type-face

type-face is the alternative form of typeface.

Meaning of typeface

Noun

typeface (plural typefaces)

  1. The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.
    • (Technically Aptos and Calibri are typefaces, while a “font” refers to a particular face or size, like italics or boldface. But in practice, “font” is often used as a synonym for “typeface,” including by Microsoft employees interviewed for this article.)2024 February 28, Victor Mather, “Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    face, font[Appendix:Glossary
  2. The surface of type which inked, or the impression it makes.

Forms of type-face

pluraltype-faces

Questions about type-face

What is type-face the alternative form of?
Type-face is the alternative form of typeface.

Words near type-face in the dictionary

  1. type xi
  2. type-check
  3. type-checked
  4. type-checking
  5. type-checks
  6. type-face
  7. type-faces
  8. type-founder
  9. type-founders
  10. type-high
  11. type-in

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Adapted from Wiktionary: type-face (page history and authors); typeface (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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