What is Oblique type?
'''Oblique type''' is a form of [[typeface|type]] that slants slightly to the right. It is used for the same purposes as [[italic type]]. But unlike italic type, it does not use different [[glyph]] shapes. It uses the same glyphs as [[Latin script|Roman type]], except slanted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fake vs True Italics|publisher=Mark Simonson|url=https://www.marksimonson.com/notebook/view/FakevsTrueItalics|access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> Type designers have called oblique as less organic and [[calligraphy|calligraphic]] than italics. That may be preferred in some situations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bliss|publisher=Jeremy Tankard|url=https://typography.net/fonts/bliss|access-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> Many [[sans serif]] [[typeface]]s use oblique designs instead of [[italic type|italic]] ones. This is especially true with [[sans serif|grotesque]] designs like [[Helvetica]]. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Typography]]