Learn: Typeface Classifications
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Blackletter
A script style of calligraphy made with a broad-nibbed pen using vertical, curved and angled strokes. Popular from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance (and up to the 20th Century mainly in Germany). Styles are often associated with certain countries or regions.
- Subclasses:
- Fraktur
- Old English
- Rotunda
- Schwabacher
- Textura
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Calligraphic
Typefaces based on letters made with a broad-nibbed pen.
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Gaelic
TK.
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Inscriptional
Typefaces modeled after or inspired by letters carved in stone. Classic example: Albertus.
- Subclasses:
- Roman Inscriptional
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Non-alphanumeric
Typefaces which contain pictures or symbols rather than letters and numbers.
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Ornamented, Novelty
Typefaces with an ornate or whimsical appearance, or which simulate non-typographical forms. Classic examples: Rustic, Moore Liberty.
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Sans Serif
A typeface without serifs.
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Script
Typefaces based on letters made with a flexible pen or brush, or derivative forms.
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Serif
A typeface with serifs.