Understanding fonts
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Understanding fonts
This section contains basic information about fonts, their characteristics, and the specific
fonts available in PCL 6 and PostScript 3 emulations.
Typefaces and fonts
A
font
is a set of characters and symbols created with a distinct design. The distinct
design is called a
typeface.
The typefaces you select add personality to a document.
Well-chosen typefaces make a document easier to read.
The printer has numerous resident fonts in PCL 6 and PostScript 3 emulations. See
page 154 for a listing of all resident fonts.
Weight and style
Typefaces are often available in different weights and styles. These variations modify the
original typeface so you can, for example, emphasize important words in text or highlight
book titles. The different weights and styles are designed to complement the original type-
face.
Weight
refers to the thickness of the lines that form the characters. Thicker lines result in
darker characters. Some words commonly used to describe the weight of a typeface are
bold, medium, light, black, and heavy.
Style
refers to other typeface modifications, such as tilt or character width. Italic and
oblique are styles in which the characters are tilted. Narrow, condensed, and extended
are three common styles that modify the character widths.
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