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The font equivalent of raising your eyebrows while talking.
means A slanted type style used to add emphasis, mark titles, or set off foreign words and phrases.
from Named for Italy — specifically for the Venetian printer Aldus Manutius, who introduced this slanted typeface around the turn of the 16th century to pack more words per line in his compact, affordable editions of classics. The style was dubbed 'italic' in honor of its Italian origin, and some accounts say the slant itself was modeled on contemporary Italian chancery handwriting.
- origin
- Named after Italy, invented by Aldus Manutius in 1501
- purpose
- Signals emphasis, titles, or foreign words politely
- overuse
- Reads like whispering and shouting at once
- design trick
- Letters slant to mimic cursive handwriting speed