typography

noun

ty·​pog·​ra·​phy tī-ˈpä-grə-fē 

1

: letterpress printing

2

: the style, arrangement, or appearance of typeset matter

Examples of typography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the most part, the resource library is centered on Japanese ephemera, more focused on design than fashion — there are books on typography, photography, textiles, and ceramics along with architecture magazines, museum-exhibition catalogues, and advertising manuals. —Emma Orlow, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2025

So creepy in such a great way, obsessed with the typography and vintage vibes this cover signals. —Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

An instructive case is the fate of the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a unique and gargantuan store of 75,000 artworks, mostly consisting of books and paper, based on words and typography that was the life’s work of a Miami couple, Ruth and Marvin Sackner. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025

In addition to the handmade and hand-operated puppets, for example, the typography used in the campaign was handprinted from wood blocks. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos impression, cast + -graphia -graphy — more at type entry 1

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for typography

• arthrography
• biography
• cartography
• cosmography
• cryptography
• demography
• discography
• echography
• ethnography
• filmography
• geography
• hydrography