Explore rare and extreme examples of obsolete typefaces in this medium-level crossword puzzle designed for ESL learners. Focuses on record-holding fonts and typography history.
Forgotten Fonts of Print History is a easy crossword puzzle with 13 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Forgotten Fonts of Print History
A crossword exploring classic and obsolete typefaces that shaped printing heritage but fell out of modern use.
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- 1. A German blackletter script predecessor to Fraktur
- 2. Gothic script style typeface used in medieval manuscripts
- 3. A rarely used historic typeface with elaborate serifs
- 5. Early sans-serif style often replaced by modern grotesques
- 6. 18th-century English typeface famous for its readability
- 10. An obsolete font of special characters and dingbats
- 11. An ancient script style used in early Latin manuscripts
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- 4. An East Asian style serif typeface now considered outdated
- 7. Transitional serif typeface noted for its crisp edges
- 8. Humanist sans-serif typeface sometimes considered dated
- 9. A decorative typeface rarely used since the early 1900s
- 12. Old-style serif font named after a 16th-century French printer
- 13. An 18th-century serif typeface known for its contrast and elegance
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