A Public Service Announcement.

[harleenquinzell]

A font is a computer machine-generated letter style.  *edited for accuracy - Thanks Narfi :)*

A hand is a particular style of calligraphy.

Please to stop referring to the difficult-to-read fonts on scrolls and C&I work, as you are implying that calligraphers are using computers to make pretty letters.  Most of us worked too damn hard to not get

Comments

[anonymous]

"Font" is a term used in typography. It predates computers. Still not a hand, though.

[narfi]

That was me.

[reasdream]

What s/he said.
Font is a machine-generated lettering style.
Didot is one of my favourites, and it pre-dates steam engines...

[dragonazure]

Ductus?

[luciab]

Pat, pat, pat.