old style font

old style font
noun
a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
Syn: ↑old style
Ant: ↑modern (for: ↑old style)
Hypernyms: ↑proportional font

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