Typeface — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a specific size and style of type within a type family

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪpfeɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪpfeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪpfeɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪpfeɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

font case fount face

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schrift

eine bestimmte Schriftgröße und -art innerhalb einer Schriftfamilie

🇫🇷French

police de caractères

une taille et un style de caractères spécifiques au sein d'une famille de caractères

🇪🇸Spanish

tipo de letra

un tamaño y estilo de tipo específico dentro de una familia tipográfica

🇮🇹Italian

carattere tipografico

una dimensione e uno stile di carattere specifici all'interno di una famiglia di caratteri

🇳🇱Dutch

lettertype

een specifieke lettergrootte en -stijl binnen een letterfamilie

🇵🇹Portuguese

tipo de letra

um tamanho e estilo específicos de tipo dentro de uma família de tipos

🇷🇺Russian

шрифт

определенный размер и стиль шрифта внутри семейства шрифтов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टाइपफ़ेस

एक प्रकार के परिवार के भीतर एक विशिष्ट आकार और प्रकार की शैली

🇧🇩Bengali

টাইপফেস

একটি টাইপ পরিবারের মধ্যে একটি নির্দিষ্ট আকার এবং ধরনের শৈলী

🇮🇳Tamil

எழுத்து வடிவம்

ஒரு வகை குடும்பத்திற்குள் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அளவு மற்றும் வகை பாணி

🇮🇳Telugu

టైప్ఫేస్

ఒక రకం కుటుంబంలో నిర్దిష్ట పరిమాణం మరియు రకం శైలి

🇮🇳Marathi

टाइपफेस

प्रकार कुटुंबातील विशिष्ट आकार आणि प्रकाराची शैली

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાઇપફેસ

પ્રકાર પરિવારમાં ચોક્કસ કદ અને પ્રકારનો પ્રકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಕ್ಷರಶೈಲಿ

ಒಂದು ರೀತಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗಾತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಕಾರದ ಶೈಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടൈപ്പ്ഫേസ്

ഒരു തരം കുടുംബത്തിനുള്ളിലെ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വലുപ്പവും ശൈലിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਈਪਫੇਸ

ਇੱਕ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਆਕਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹائپ فیس

ایک قسم کے خاندان کے اندر ایک مخصوص سائز اور طرز کی قسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

字体

字体系列中特定大小和样式的字体

🇯🇵Japanese

書体

型ファミリー内の型の特定のサイズとスタイル

🇰🇷Korean

서체

유형군 내의 특정 크기 및 유형의 유형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kiểu chữ

một kích thước và kiểu chữ cụ thể trong một họ kiểu

🇹🇭Thai

แบบอักษร

ขนาดและสไตล์เฉพาะของประเภทภายในตระกูลประเภท

🇮🇩Indonesian

jenis huruf

ukuran dan gaya tipe tertentu dalam keluarga tipe

🇲🇾Malay

muka taip

saiz dan gaya jenis tertentu dalam keluarga jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محرف

حجم ونمط محدد من النوع ضمن عائلة الكتابة

🇮🇷Persian

تایپ فیس

اندازه و سبک خاصی از نوع در یک خانواده نوع

🇹🇷Turkish

yazı tipi

bir yazı tipi ailesi içindeki yazı tipinin belirli bir boyutu ve stili

🇮🇱Hebrew

גופן

גודל וסגנון ספציפיים של סוג בתוך משפחת טיפוסים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'typeface'?

The primary meaning of 'typeface' is 'a specific size and style of type within a type family'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'typeface' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'typeface' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'typeface' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'typeface' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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