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Character style

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounCommon term

In graphic design, character style means: A named set of formatting attributes applied to selected text within a paragraph.

In Turkish: karakter stili

How it is used

Use for local emphasis while retaining the paragraph's overall formatting.

Example sentences

  1. Apply the character style only to the scientific names.

    A selected range receives formatting without restyling the entire paragraph.

  2. Changing the character style made every marked term italic.

    Repeated inline formatting can be updated through one definition.

Common collocations

  • apply a character style
  • character style attributes
  • fontOne specific style and weight of a typeface, such as Arial Bold, usually stored as a file you install on your computer. In everyday speech it often means the typeface itself.
  • font weightHow thick or thin the strokes of a font are, from thin and light through regular and medium to bold and black.

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