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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 designer
  2. type designers
  3. type designs
  4. type erasure
  5. type erasures
  6. type face
  7. type faces
  8. type founder
  9. type founders
  10. type foundries
  11. type foundry

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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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