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==Non-character typefaces== [[File:Specimens of printed borders 2.jpg|thumb|Specimens of printed floral borders from an 1897 type foundry specimen book.]] The process of printing typefaces has historically been far simpler than commissioning and engraving custom illustrations, especially as many non-text features of printed works like symbols and borders were likely to be reused by a printer in future.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Henry Lewis|title=Decorative ornaments and alphabets of the Renaissance : 1,020 copyright-free motifs from printed sources|date=1991|publisher=Dover Publications|location=New York|isbn=9780486266053}}</ref><ref name="Hoefler Text: Arabesques">{{cite web|title=Hoefler Text: Arabesques|url=http://www.typography.com/fonts/hoefler-text/features/hoefler-text-arabesques-patterns|publisher=Hoefler & Frere-Jones|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="English printers' ornaments">{{cite book|last1=Plomer|first1=Henry R.|title=English printers' ornaments|date=1924|publisher=Martino Pub.|location=Mansfield Center, CT|isbn=9781578987153|url=https://archive.org/details/englishprinterso00plom|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> Non-character typefaces have therefore been created for elements of documents that are not letters but are likely to be reused regularly.<ref name="Historic Design in Printing">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Henry Lewis|title=Historic Design in Printing|date=1923|publisher=Graphic Arts Company|location=Boston, MA|url=https://archive.org/details/historicdesignin00john|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> These include: ===Ornamental typefaces=== Ornamental (also known as ''novelty'' or sometimes ''display'') typefaces are used to decorate a page. Historically complex interlocking patterns known as [[Arabesque (European art)|arabesques]] were common in fine printing, as were floral borders known as [[Fleuron (typography)|fleurons]] evoking hand-drawn manuscripts. In the metal type era, type-founding companies often would offer pre-formed illustrations as fonts showing objects and designs likely to be useful for printing and advertisements, the equivalent of modern [[clip art]] and stock photographs.<ref name="Lady Speaker Sorts">{{cite web|last1=Papaelias|first1=Amy|title=Lady Speaker Sorts|url=http://www.alphabettes.org/lady-speaker-sorts/|website=Alphabettes|date=9 November 2012 |access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> As examples, the [[American Type Founders]] specimen of 1897 offered designs including baseball players, animals, Christmas wreaths, designs for [[cheque]]s, and emblems such as [[Seals of the U.S. states|state seals]] for government printing.<ref name="Specimens of type, borders, ornaments, brass rules and cuts, etc. : catalogue of printing machinery and materials, wood goods, etc">{{cite book|title=Specimens of type, borders, ornaments, brass rules and cuts, etc. : catalogue of printing machinery and materials, wood goods, etc|date=1897|publisher=[[American Type Founders]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/specimensoftypeb00amer/page/703 703]|url=https://archive.org/details/specimensoftypeb00amer|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> The practice has declined as printing custom illustrations and colour printing using processes such as [[lithography]] has become cheaper, although illustration typefaces are still sold by some companies. [[#Display type|See above]] for the historical definition of ''display typeface''. ===Symbol typefaces=== {{Main|Dingbat}} [[File:Dingbat examples.png|thumb|Examples of dingbats, which could be used in documents such as tourist guides or TV listings.]] Symbol, or dingbat, typefaces consist of symbols (such as decorative bullets, clock faces, railroad timetable symbols, CD-index, or TV-channel enclosed numbers) rather than normal text characters. Common, widely used symbol typeface releases include [[Zapf Dingbats]] and [[Wingdings]], though many may be created internally by a publication for its own use and some typefaces may have a symbol range included.<ref name="Mercury Text: symbols">{{cite web|title=Mercury Text: symbols|url=http://www.typography.com/fonts/mercury-text/features/mercury-symbols|publisher=Hoefler & Frere-Jones|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> [[Marlett]] is an example of a font used by [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] to draw elements of windows and icons. ===Emoji=== {{Main|Emoji}} Emoji are pictograms that can be used and displayed inline with text.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Blagdon |first=Jeff |title=How emoji conquered the world |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world |work=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |access-date=November 6, 2013 |date=March 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Smile, You're Speaking EMOJI: The fast evolution of a wordless tongue|date=November 16, 2014|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html|author=Adam Sternbergh|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]}}</ref> They are similar to previous symbol typefaces, but with a much larger range of characters, such as symbols for common objects, animals, food types, weather and emotions. Originally developed in Japan, they are now commonly installed on many computer and smartphone operating systems.<ref name="Why and how I created emoji">{{cite web |last1=Kurita |last2=akano |last3=Lee |title=Why and how I created emoji |url=http://ignition.co/105 |website=Ignition |access-date=August 16, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610220635/http://ignition.co/105|archive-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Meet Shigetaka Kurita, the Father of Emoji">{{cite news|last1=Negishi|first1=Mayumi|title=Meet Shigetaka Kurita, the Father of Emoji |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/03/26/meet-shigetaka-kurita-the-father-of-emoji|website=[[Wall Street Journal]]|date=26 March 2014|access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref> Following standardisation and inclusion in the [[Unicode]] standard, allowing them to be used internationally, the number of Emoji characters has rapidly increased to meet the demands of an expanded range of cultures using them; unlike many previous symbol typefaces, they are interchangeable with the ability to display the pictures of the same meaning in a range of fonts on different operating systems.<ref name="Emoji Additions: Animals, Compatibility, and More Popular Requests; Emoji tranche 5">{{cite web|title=Emoji Additions: Animals, Compatibility, and More Popular Requests; Emoji tranche 5|url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2015/15054r4-emoji-tranche5.pdf|publisher=Unicode|access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Unicode 8.0.0|url=http://unicode.org/versions/Unicode8.0.0/|publisher=Unicode Consortium|access-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> The popularity of emoji has meant that characters have sometimes gained culture-specific meanings not inherent to the design.<ref name="How to (pretend to) be young and down with the internet">{{cite web|last1=Hern|first1=Alex|title=How to (pretend to) be young and down with the internet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/12/how-to-be-young-internet-lol-facebook|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=12 August 2015|access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="The 31 Most Nail Care Emoji Moments Of 2014">{{cite web|last1=Jewell|first1=Hannah|title=The 31 Most Nail Care Emoji Moments Of 2014|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahjewell/the-most-nail-care-emoji-moments-of-2014#.frpzwyGmAE|website=Buzzfeed|date=13 December 2014 |access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="The Five Non-Negotiable Best Emojis in the Land">{{cite web|last1=Santos|last2=Jones|title=The Five Non-Negotiable Best Emojis in the Land|url=http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/03/the-only-five-emojis-you-need/359646/|website=The Atlantic Wire|access-date=August 15, 2015|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820011420/http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/03/the-only-five-emojis-you-need/359646/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both colour and monochrome emoji typefaces exist, as well as at least one animated design.<ref>{{cite web|last1=El Khoury|first1=Rita|title=Woohoo! Animated Emoji Easter Eggs Overload The Latest Hangouts With Their Cuteness, Hehehehe|url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/12/11/woohoo-animated-emoji-easter-eggs-make-overload-latest-hangouts-cuteness-hehehehe|website=Android Police|date=December 11, 2014|access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref> ===Music typefaces=== {{Unreferenced section|date=July 2019}} Typefaces that include musical notes and other needed symbols have been developed to print [[sheet music]].
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