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字体 — meaning in English

jitai

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English meaning

  • font noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  • glyph noun A single visual character or symbol, especially one specific drawn shape of a letter, number or sign in a typeface.
  • typeface noun The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

Senses

字体 is used for these senses in English:

  • font 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.
  • font (computing, typography, metonymically) 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.
  • glyph A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
  • typeface (typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

font — full definition

  1. noun A set of letters and characters sharing one consistent design, style, and weight, used in printing or on a screen.
  2. noun A basin in a church that holds water used for baptism.
  3. noun A source or origin of something, especially knowledge (literary).

glyph — full definition

  1. noun A single visual character or symbol, especially one specific drawn shape of a letter, number or sign in a typeface.
  2. noun A small pictorial symbol used as an icon or marker in an interface, on a map or in signage.
  3. noun A carved or incised symbol in an ancient writing system, such as those of the Maya or of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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