letterforms

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  5. components (objects parts)
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  7. information form components
  8. [script and type forms]
  9. script and type signs
  10. phonetic signs
  11. letters (signs)
  12. letterforms
Scope note
The design, graphic forms, or shapes of letters or symbols, either as written by hand or as represented in a particular type font. Referenced most often in the fields of typography, paleography, calligraphy, and epigraphy.
letterforms
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024