Excelsior
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002108
A historical type size in typography, referring to a specific dimension of type. This size is one of the smallest available, typically measuring around 3 points. It was used for setting very fine print, such as footnotes, indexes, or legal disclaimers where space was extremely limited.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-002108 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | minikin |
| See also | Minikin |
| Translations | German: Excelsior; Spanish: excelsior; French: excelsior |
Record as JSON
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"translations": {
"de": "Excelsior",
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}
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