1
a
: a receptacle for baptismal water
b
: a receptacle for holy water
c
: a receptacle for various liquids
: an assortment or set of type or characters all of one style and sometimes one size
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Noun (1)
a domestic diva who is a seemingly endless font of new ideas
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Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Across all age groups, fonts are considered key to modern self-expression, with 65 percent of Gen Z and 48 percent of Boomers agreeing, demonstrating how shifts in communication design preferences are ubiquitous.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Each draft begins with random ideas and quotes and memes and potential sources and reference links all splattered on the page in various fonts and colors.
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Kulture also holds a place of honor on her father's face — Offset has her name spelled out in cursive font on his jawline.
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Noun
Aaron Slater, Illustrator also features a dyslexia friendly font.
—Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
Across all age groups, fonts are considered key to modern self-expression, with 65 percent of Gen Z and 48 percent of Boomers agreeing, demonstrating how shifts in communication design preferences are ubiquitous.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
Each draft begins with random ideas and quotes and memes and potential sources and reference links all splattered on the page in various fonts and colors.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Kulture also holds a place of honor on her father's face — Offset has her name spelled out in cursive font on his jawline.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Font.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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font
1 of 2 noun1
: a basin for baptismal or holy water
2
font
2 of 2 noun
: an assortment of type or characters all of one size and style
Etymology
Noun
Old English font "basin for holy water," derived from Latin font-, fons "fountain, spring" — related to fountain
Noun
from early French fonte "act of casting metal," derived from Latin fundere "to pour melted metal into a mold" — related to found entry 3, founder entry 2
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