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What is a Gothic typeface?

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Gothic Fonts

Gothic fonts are sans serif typefaces. Serifs are the cross strokes at the ends of the main strokes of a letter. Gothic fonts are relatively uniform in stroke weight.

There are various styles of Gothic typefaces. They are also sometimes called sans serif or block letter. Gothic fonts should not be confused with Old English or blackletter typefaces.

The term Gothic was used mainly by early American type founders. The term is now more rare in the English-speaking world but is still very popular in Japan. It probably derived from the architectural definition, meaning a style that was neither Roman or Greek.

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