Oldstyle

Quick meaning: Oldstyle is a noun meaning (typography, often attributive) A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.

Meaning

(typography, often attributive) A traditional style of typeface designed to mimic the handwriting of scribes.

Example Sentences

A sentence set in an oldstyle serif and a similar-weight sans serif at the same point size will appear to be two different sizes.

Books aimed at older and possibly vision impaired readers may have more difficulty with the generally lighter appearing transitional typefaces than they might with an oldstyle typeface.

Word Forms

• oldstyles

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antiqua, antique, script, character, italic, typestyle.

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