Two-line double pica
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006268
A traditional type size of 44 points, twice the 22-point double pica, ranking between two-line great primer at 36 points and canon at 48 points. It was a large display size used for headlines, titles and posters. The name follows the two-line convention, in which the body is double that of the named size.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006268 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | meridian |
| See also | Meridian |
| Translations | German: Two-line Double Pica; Spanish: doble pica de dos líneas; French: deux-points double pica |
Record as JSON
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"de": "Two-line Double Pica",
"es": "doble pica de dos líneas",
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/two-line-double-pica/"
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