Boldface vs. Font — What's the Difference?

Abbr. bf Type with thick heavy lines.

In metal typesetting, a font was a particular size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font was a matched set of type, with a piece (a "sort") for each glyph, and a typeface consisting of a range of fonts that shared an overall design.

Typeset or printed in thick heavy type.

A receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a free-standing stone structure.

To mark (copy) for printing in this type.

A reservoir for oil in an oil lamp.

To set or print in this type.

A source of a desirable quality or commodity; a fount

(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.

A set of type of one particular face and size

To print or write in a boldfaced font.

A basin for holding baptismal water in a church.

Synonym of boldfaced

A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.

A typeface with thick heavy lines; - also called bold-faced.

The oil reservoir in an oil-burning lamp.

To print in boldface.

An abundant source; a fount

A typeface with thick heavy lines

A complete set of type of one size and face.

Print in boldface

(Christianity) A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.

A receptacle for oil in a lamp.

(figuratively) Spring, source, fountain.

(typography) A set of glyphs of unified design, belonging to one typeface (e.g., Helvetica), style (e.g., italic), and weight (e.g., bold). Usually representing the letters of an alphabet and its supplementary characters.

In metal typesetting, a set of type sorts in one size.

In phototypesetting, a set of patterns forming glyphs of any size, or the film they are stored on.

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it.

A typeface.

A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer.

(figuratively) A source, wellspring, fount.

To overlay (text) on the picture.

A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount.

A fountain; a spring; a source.

A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing.

A specific size and style of type within a type family

Bowl for baptismal water