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Antiqua (/ ænˈtiːkwə /) [1] is a style of typeface used to mimic styles of handwriting or calligraphy common during the 15th and 16th centuries. [2] Letters are designed to flow, and strokes connect together in a continuous fashion; in this way it is often contrasted with Fraktur -style typefaces where the individual strokes are broken apart.
So monospace is shown at 0.875 × 13px = 11px (which is perceived as "too small"). Compensating the font-size will render the font too big in Firefox. The solution is to assign any font besides just "monospace", for example font-family: monospace, monospace; or font-family: monospace, Courier;. The browsers will ignore the second value.
Caslon is the name given to serif typefaces designed by William Caslon I (c. 1692–1766) in London, or inspired by his work. Caslon worked as an engraver of punches, the masters used to stamp the moulds or matrices used to cast metal type. [1][2][3] He worked in the tradition of what is now called old-style serif letter design, that produced ...
The font family was released in 1952–1953. It was sold by Bauer in German, English, Spanish, and French markets as Steile Futura, Bauer Topic, Vox, Zénith respectively. [34] The font family has rounder letters than Futura Display. For the first time, italic type features are incorporated in the italic fonts.
Bookman, or Bookman Old Style, is a serif typeface. A wide, legible design that is slightly bolder than most body text faces, Bookman has been used for both display typography, for trade printing such as advertising, and less commonly for body text. In advertising use it is particularly associated with the graphic design of the 1960s and 1970s ...
Gill Kayo. Gill Sans is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill and released by the British branch of Monotype from 1928 onwards. Gill Sans is based on Edward Johnston 's 1916 "Underground Alphabet", the corporate font of London Underground. As a young artist, Gill had assisted Johnston in its early development stages.
Font. In metal typesetting, a font (American English) or fount (Commonwealth English) is a particular size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font is a matched set of type, with a piece (a "sort") for each glyph. A typeface consists of various fonts that share an overall design. In the 21st century, with the advent of computer fonts, the ...
Papyrus (typeface) Papyrus is a typeface designed by Chris Costello, a graphic designer, illustrator, and web designer. Created in 1982 and released by Linotype, it has a number of distinctive characteristics, including rough edges, irregular curves, and high horizontal strokes in the capitals.