Font vs. Fount — What's the Difference?

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.

A source of a desirable quality or commodity

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

A spring or fountain.

A reservoir for oil in an oil lamp.

Variant spelling of font

A source of a desirable quality or commodity; a fount

A fountain.

A set of type of one particular face and size

One that initiates or dispenses; a source

A basin for holding baptismal water in a church.

Variant of font2.

A receptacle for holy water; a stoup.

Something from which water flows.

The oil reservoir in an oil-burning lamp.

A device from which poultry may drink.

An abundant source; a fount

(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.

A complete set of type of one size and face.

A typographic font.

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

A font.

A receptacle for oil in a lamp.

A fountain.

(figuratively) Spring, source, fountain.

A specific size and style of type within a type family

(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.

A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

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