font

Pronunciation: /fɒnt/

The English word “font” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
A receptacle for lamp oil in a lamp.
In metal typesetting, a set of type sorts in one size.
In phototypesetting, a set of patterns forming glyphs of any size, or the film they are stored on.
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.
A typeface.
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.
The design of any text.
A source, wellspring, fount.

From Old English font, an early borrowing from Latin fōns, fontis (“fountain”).

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