Meaning & use
typeface
A particular design of printed or digital letters and characters, such as Times New Roman.
See it in a sentence
The designer chose a clean, modern typeface for the company logo.
This typeface looks elegant in print but is hard to read on small screens.
A note on using this word
Typeface refers to a design family; font technically means one specific size and weight of that design, though the two are often used interchangeably.
Words with a similar meaning
fonttype style
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