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Sign in to savethumb|The Bauer Bodoni typeface, with samples of the three of the fonts in the family: Roman (or regular), bold, and italic.|class=skin-invert-image
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A font is a specific version of a typeface—like the regular, bold, or italic styles shown in this example of Bauer Bodoni—that determines how text appears on a page or screen. Fonts matter because they affect readability and the visual impression a piece of writing makes on its audience.
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- Spelling and etymology
- Metal type
- Characteristics
- Weight
- {{anchor|Font style}} Style
- Slope
- Other style attributes
- Width
- Optical size
- Naming convention
- Metrics
- Serifs
- Character variants
- Digits
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Further reading
thumb|The Bauer Bodoni typeface, with samples of the three of the fonts in the family: Roman (or regular), bold, and italic.|class=skin-invert-image
In metal typesetting, a font is a particular size, weight, and style of a typeface, defined as the set of fonts that share an overall design. For instance, the typeface Bauer Bodoni (shown in the figure) includes fonts "Roman" (or "regular"), "" and ""; each of these exists in a variety of sizes. In traditional printing, fonts were physically created using metal or wood type, with a font for each size.