Oblique type
Oblique type is a form of type that slants slightly to the right. It is used for the same purposes as italic type. But unlike italic type, it does not use different glyph shapes. It uses the same glyphs as Roman type, except slanted.[1]
Type designers have called oblique as less organic and calligraphic than italics. That may be preferred in some situations.[2]
Many sans serif typefaces use oblique designs instead of italic ones. This is especially true with grotesque designs like Helvetica.
References
- ↑ "Fake vs True Italics". Mark Simonson. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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Oblique Type Media
A pangram written twice in a typeface by Jean Jannon, each time with a different style. From top to bottom: Roman, italic.
The sentence “The five boxing wizards jump quickly.” set in Garamond Regular sheared 10° to the right; used in Italic type as an example illustration.
A simply slanted (L) and corrected (R) example of oblique type
Serif typefaces with an oblique are rare, but the Central Type Foundry's "De Vinne" (the words "American Lining System" in this specimen) is an early exception.
Unusual backslanted oblique lettering on a Norwegian banknote of 1807
Three sans-serif "italics". News Gothic, a 1908 grotesque design, has an oblique. Gothic Italic no. 124, an 1890s grotesque, has a crisp true italic resembling Didone serif families of the period. Seravek, a modern humanist family, has a more informal italic in the style of handwriting.
"Bliss". Jeremy Tankard. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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