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After evaluating the purpose and desired effect of a form or document and creating a structure and wording that meets that purpose and effect, a technical communicator may think the majority of the job is complete. However, the [[typeface]] used for a form and document can greatly affect not only the reader, but the purpose and effect of that form or document.

===DifferenceTypeface Fromvs. Fontfont===

Most simply, “a font is what you use, and a typeface is what you see.”<ref name=glossary13/> "The Typographer’s Glossary" defines typeface as: “An artistic interpretation, or design, of a collection of alphanumeric symbols.”<ref name=glossary26>"The Typographer’s Glossary", 26.</ref> Typeface includes "letters, numerals, punctuation, various symbols, and more.<ref name=glossary26/> "A typeface is usually grouped together in a family containing individual fonts for italic, bold, and other variations of the primary design."<ref name=glossary26/> A font, on the other hand, is "a collection of letters, numbers, punctuation, and other symbols used to set text (or related) matter."<ref name=glossary13/> To further explain, “font refers to the physical embodiment…while typeface refers to the design.<ref name=glossary13/> In any event, the terms "font" and "typeface" are used interchangeably by some authors and designers.<ref name=glossary13>"The Typographer’s Glossary", 13.</ref>

In order fully understand the discussion of how typeface impacts a form, one should know the difference between typeface and [[font]]. However, it is also important to understand that font and typeface are used interchangeably by some authors and designers.<ref name=glossary13>"The Typographer’s Glossary", 13.</ref> Most simply, “a font is what you use, and a typeface is what you see.”<ref name=glossary13/>

====Typeface====

In “The Typographer’s Glossary,” a glossary of terms for those interested in form and document creating and editing, typeface is defined as: “An artistic interpretation, or design, of a collection of alphanumeric symbols.”<ref name=glossary26>"The Typographer’s Glossary", 26.</ref> Typeface includes “letters, numerals, punctuation, various symbols, and more.<ref name=glossary26/> The relationship between typeface and font occurs because “a typeface is usually grouped together in a family containing individual fonts for italic, bold, and other variations of the primary design.”<ref name=glossary26/>

====Font====

“The Typographer’s Glossary” defines font as “a collection of letters, numbers, punctuation, and other sybols used to set text (or related) matter.”<ref name=glossary13/> To further explain, “font refers to the physical embodiment…while typeface refers to the design.<ref name=glossary13/>

===Appropriate Selection===