typeface

See also: type face

English

A specimen of the typeface FF Scala.

Alternative forms

• type face

Etymology

From type +‎ face.

Noun

typeface (plural typefaces)

1. (typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.
   • 2024 February 28, Victor Mather, “Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     (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.)

2. (printing) The surface of type which inked, or the impression it makes.

Synonyms

• (typography) face

Translations

font family

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 字體／字体 (zh) (zìtǐ)

• Czech: rodina písma f
• Dutch: lettertype (nl) n
• Esperanto: signobildo
• Finnish: kirjasintyyppi (fi)
• French: fonte de caractères f, police d’écriture (fr) f, police de caractères (fr) f
• German: Type (de) f, Schrift (de) f, Schriftart (de) f
• Hebrew: גופן (he) m (gufán)
• Hungarian: betűtípus (hu)
• Japanese: 字体 (ja) (じたい, jitai), 書体 (ja) (しょたい, shotai)
• Macedonian: печатарски слог m (pečatarski slog)
• Maori: matatuhi, matapūkupu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: typesnitt n

• Polish: krój pisma m
• Portuguese: família tipográfica f
• Romanian: garnitură de litere (ro)
• Russian: шрифт (ru) m (šrift), гарниту́ра (шри́фта) f (garnitúra (šrífta))
• Spanish: familia tipográfica f
• Swedish: typsnitt (sv) n
• Turkish: punto (tr), yazı biçimi, yazı tipi