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type vs typeface

typeface vs type

type and typeface both are nouns.

type is a verb but typeface is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
type Yes No Yes No
typeface Yes No No No
As nouns, typeface is a hyponym of type; that is, typeface is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:
  • type: printed characters
  • typeface: a specific size and style of type within a type family
Other hyponyms of type include type family, case, face, font, fount.
type (noun) typeface (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper a specific size and style of type within a type family
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
all of the tokens of the same symbol
printed characters
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
type (verb) typeface (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types
Difference between type and typeface

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