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Appendix A: Understanding Fonts
AUnderstanding
Fonts
This appendix contains basic information about fonts,
their characteristics, and the specific fonts available in
PCL6andPostScript3emulations.
Typefaces
and Fonts Afontis a set of characters and symbols created with a dis-
tinct design. The distinct design is called a typeface. The
typefaces you select add personality to a document.
Well-chosentypefaces make a document easier to read.
The printer has numerousresident fonts in PCL 6 and
PostScript3 emulations. See “Resident Fonts”on page 235
for a listing of all resident fonts.
Weight and Style
Typefacesare 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 differentweights and styles
aredesigned to complement the original typeface.
Weight refers to the thickness of the lines that form the
characters. Thicker lines resultin darker characters. Some
wordscommonly used to describe the weight of a type-
face arebold, medium, light, black and h eavy.