different between boldface vs italic
boldface
English
Etymology
bold +? face
Noun
boldface (countable and uncountable, plural boldfaces)
- (typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
Translations
Verb
boldface (third-person singular simple present boldfaces, present participle boldfacing, simple past and past participle boldfaced)
- To print or write in a boldfaced font.
- Boldface the due date so they are sure to see it.
Synonyms
- embolden
Related terms
- italic
boldface From the web:
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- what are boldfaced words
- what is boldface type
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italic
English
Alternative forms
- italick
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: ?t?l??k, IPA(key): /??tæl?k/
- (US) enPR: ?t?l??k, ?t?l??k, IPA(key): /??tæl?k/, /a??tæl?k/
Etymology
The typographic style is called italics because it was first used by an Italian printer, Aldo Manuzio, around 1500.
Adjective
italic (not comparable)
- (typography, of a typeface or font) Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
- (typography, of a typeface or font) Having letters that slant or lean to the right; oblique.
- The text was impossible to read: every other word was underlined or in a bold or italic font.
Usage notes
- The sense of “oblique” is more recent, and still sometimes criticized, but is now by far the more common sense in everyday use.
Synonyms
- cursive
- oblique
Antonyms
- (oblique): upright
Derived terms
- italicize
- italics
Related terms
- roman
- boldface
Translations
Noun
italic (plural italics)
- (typography) A typeface in which the letters slant to the right.
- An oblique handwriting style, such as used by Italian calligraphers of the Renaissance.
Translations
See also
- Italian
- Italic
- italical
Romanian
Etymology
From French italique, from Latin italicus.
Adjective
italic m or n (feminine singular italic?, masculine plural italici, feminine and neuter plural italice)
- italic
- Italic
Declension
italic From the web:
- what italics
- what italics mean
- what italicized means
- what italicized
- what italics are used for
- what italicized in mla format
- what italics look like
- what is an italics example
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