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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.

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.

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.