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Meaning
Noun
●
In Christianity:
A
receptacle
in a
church
for
holy water
, especially one used in baptism.
●
A
receptacle
for
oil
in a lamp.
●
In Typography:
A set of
glyphs
of
unified
design,
belonging
to one
typeface
(e.g; Helvetica),
style
(e.g.,
italic
), and
weight
(e.g.,
bold
). Usually
representing
the
letters
of an
alphabet
and its
supplementary
characters.
In
metal
typesetting
, a set of type
sorts
in one
size.
In
phototypesetting
, a set of
patterns
forming
glyphs
of any
size
, or the
film
they are
stored
on.
In
digital
typesetting
, a set of
glyphs
in a
single
style
,
representing
one or more
alphabets
or
writing systems
, or the
computer code
representing
it.
●
In Computing & Typography:
A typeface.
●
In Computing & Typography:
A
computer
file
containing
the
code
used to
draw
and
compose
the
glyphs
of one or more
typographic
fonts
on a
computer
display
or printer.
●
A
source
,
wellspring
, fount.
Verb
●
In Television:
To
overlay
(text) on the picture.
Name
●
Short for Fontainebleau; a town.
●
A surname
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
font
English
font
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fons
Latin
fonte
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Lettering
Typography
Text
Logo
Serif
Layout
Typefaces
Format
Color
Helvetica
Formatting
Colour
Template
Graphics
Icons
Header
Image
Style
Script
Italic
Colors
Arial
Alphabet
Graphic
Italics
Design
Title
Colours
Theme
Logos
Version
Poster
Keyboard
Code
Picture
Print
Character
Document
Wallpaper
Icon
Tagline
Word
File
Watermark
Menu
Language
Type Face
Colour Scheme
Sans Serif
Navigation Bar
Body Text
More
Rhymes
Want
Aunt
Font
DéTente
Poitou-Charentes
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