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Definition of font - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
typographyTECH. set of characters with unified designTECH.
- The document uses a modern font for clarity.
2.
metaphoricalsource or origin of something
- She is a font of wisdom and advice.
3.
baptismTECH. UK bowl for baptismal water in churchesTECH. UK
- The priest blessed the child at the font.
Images of font

bowl for baptismal water in churches
Expressions with font
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rich source of knowledge or data
She is a font of information on local history.
font style that is contemporary and up-to-date
She prefers using a modern font in her graphic designs.
font designed for optimal readability on digital displays
The website used a screen font that made the text easy to read.
large basin used for baptism ceremonies
The church has a beautiful marble baptismal font.
practice of organizing, installing, and controlling use of digital type styles
Good font management keeps all the studio’s type styles organized and available.
height setting of printed or on-screen letters in a type style
Increase the font size if the text is hard to read.
set of related text styles sharing the same basic letter design
Choose a clean font family for better readability on the website.
font where each character has equal width
Programmers often use a monospaced font for coding.
font that looks like traditional print
The book was printed in an old style font.
typeface where each character occupies space based on its width
In a proportional font, the letter 'i' takes less space than 'w'..
typeface where each character has the same width
The document was printed in a typewriter font.
typeface with hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
The magazine used Bodoni font for its headlines.
font where each character has the same width
Programmers often use a constant-width font for coding.
typeface automatically used when no other style is chosen
You can change the default font in the word processor settings.
having characters of equal width
The code is easier to read in a fixed-width font.
computer document that stores design information for displaying letter shapes
Install the new font file before opening the design software.
name of a typeface in typography
The font name 'Arial' is widely recognized.
specific visual variation of text within one font family like bold or italic
Change the font style to italic for book titles in your essay.
font made of pixels or dots
The game designer chose a raster font for the retro look.
font stored in a printer cartridge
The printer uses a cartridge font for documents.
cartridge containing fonts for a printer
I need a new font cartridge for my old printer.
Origin of font
Latin, fons (spring or source)
Terms with font included in their meaning
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typography
visual display of characters in a font
font style
written in a slanted font
typography
the boldness or thickness of a font
handwriting
font style that mimics connected handwriting
typography
visual representation of a character in a font
font design
add hints to a font in computing
typography
not part of the usual font set
ritual vessel
baptismal font or basin
typography
pull quote in a large font
font style
written in a slanted font
calligraphy
font with uniform line width
text visualization
visual representation of text data with varying font sizes
acr: Times New Roman
popular font style used in documents
technology
font technology for scalable digital fonts
abr: TrueType Font
type of computer font used for clear text display
printing
sample of a font or typeface
design
system of font sizes for design consistency
typography
system of different font sizes
typography
typographical symbol from the Wingdings font
acr: Web Open Font Format
format for using fonts on websites
font
type of writing style on computers
style
font style that is contemporary and up-to-date
typography
font where each character has equal width
typography
font that looks like traditional print
Examples of font in a sentence
The website's font was updated for better readability. He is a font of creativity. The library is a font of knowledge. The ancient font was carved from marble. Water in the font was cold and clear.
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- French:police, source, ...
- German:Schriftart, Quelle, ...
- Italian:font, fonte, ...
- Spanish:fuente, pila bautismal, ...
- Portuguese:fonte, pia batismal, ...
- Chinese:字体, 源泉, ...
- Japanese:フォント, 泉, ...
- Arabic:خَطّ, مَصْدَر, ...
- Hebrew:גוֹפָן, מַעְיָן, ...
- Russian:шрифт, фонт, ...
- Ukrainian:шрифт, джерело, ...
- Hindi:फॉन्ट, खान, ...
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