- Source: Letterform
A letterform, letter-form or letter form is a term used especially in typography, palaeography, calligraphy and epigraphy to mean a letter's shape. A letterform is a type of glyph, which is a specific, concrete way of writing an abstract character or grapheme.
For example, medieval scholars may discuss the particular handwritten letterforms that distinguish one script from another.
The history of letterforms is discussed in fields of study relating to materials used in writing. Epigraphy includes the study of letterforms carved in stone or other permanent materials. Palaeography is the study of writing in ancient and medieval manuscripts. Calligraphy treats the letterforms of decorative writing, usually in ink. In the field of typography, type design is the process of designing typefaces that consist of sets of letterforms for use with metal print or computer. More broadly letterforms may be discussed wherever letters appear stylistically—in graffiti for example.
In context
Letterforms in alphabets: Arabic alphabet, Cyrillic script
Letterforms in calligraphy: Man'yōgana, Hentaigana
Letterforms in history: Long s, R rotunda
Letterforms in technology: Typeface, Computer printer
See also
Glyph – Purposeful written mark
Grammatology – Study of graphemes and writing systemsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Graphemics – Study of graphemes and writing systems
Sort (typesetting) – Block with a typographic character etched on it, which is lined up with others to print text
Typeface anatomy – Graphic components of typeface letters
Writing system – Convention of symbols representing language
References
External links
Letterforms in design: Is Gotham the New Interstate at The Morning News
Named parts of a letter: Type Anatomy 1.0
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Glif
- Letterform
- Letterform Archive
- Type design
- Cyrillic script
- Arabic alphabet
- Sans-serif
- Letter frequency
- Baseball cap
- Typeface anatomy
- English language
