Font
/fɒnt/
Definitions
2 meaningsA complete set of type of a single size and style of a particular typeface.
/fɒnt/
A complete set of type of one size and style.
This document uses a different font from the previous one.
💡 Simply: Imagine a bunch of letters that all look the same, like the way you write in your notebook. That 'style' of writing is a font! So, if you pick a font for your computer, you're choosing how all the words on your screen will look. Like choosing to write in fancy swirls or plain letters!
👶 For kids: It's how the letters look when you write on a computer! Like a style.
More Examples
The designer chose a bold font to grab the reader's attention.
Changing the font can completely change the look of a text.
How It's Used
"The website uses a clean, modern font for its headings."
"The printer ran out of the Times New Roman font."
A receptacle, typically of stone, holding the water used in Christian baptism.
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A receptacle for baptismal water.
The priest blessed the water in the font before the baptism.
💡 Simply: Imagine a special bowl or basin used in churches for baptisms. It’s called a font. When someone is baptized, they have water poured over them in the font.
👶 For kids: A special bowl with water in a church for a special washing.
More Examples
The baptismal font was beautifully carved from marble.
The ceremony was held near the font.
How It's Used
"The child was baptized at the font."
From Middle French *fonte* (a casting), from Latin *fundere* (to pour, melt). Originally referred to a complete set of type of a single size and style.
Originally, the term referred specifically to a complete set of metal type for printing.
Memory tip
Think of a 'font' of type, like a fountain from which letters flow.