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

As opposed to a critique of mainstream newspapers, this particular collection reflects students’ attempts to mimic mainstream newspapers, from their choice of typography to the layout and design to editorial tone. —Joshua Finnell, JSTOR Daily, 1 Oct. 2025

At its core, Caption with Intention is a novel captioning design system which aims to significantly augment several critical points of failure within traditional captioning by overlaying animation, color and variable typography to bring the text to life. —Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

The Italian director discussed using a font in the movie's opening credits that recalls the typography of Allen's films. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Joe Caroff, the unheralded graphic designer whose iconic creations included James Bond‘s 007 gun logo, posters for West Side Story and A Hard Day’s Night and typography for Last Tango in Paris, Manhattan and Rollerball, died Sunday. —Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 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
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• cosmography
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• echography
• ethnography
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• geography
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