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old style font

DEFINITIONS OF: old style font

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n a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes

Synonyms:
old style
Antonyms:
Bodoni, Bodoni font, modern, modern font
a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Type of:
proportional font
any font whose different characters have different widths
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