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'''Oblique type''' (or ''slanted'', ''sloped'') is a form of type that slants slightly to the right, used in the same manner as [[italic type]]. Unlike italic type, however, it does not use different [[glyph]] shapes; it uses the same [[glyphs]] as [[roman type]], except distorted. Oblique fonts are usually associated with [[sans-serif]] typefaces, especially with geometric faces, as opposed to humanist ones whose design tends to draw more on history. Oblique and italic type are often confused.

An example of ''normal ([[Roman type|roman]])'' and ''true [[italic type|italics]]'' text:

[[Image:Garamond Roman Italic.svg|thumb|400px|center|An example set in both [[Roman type|roman]] and [[italic type|italic]] type.]]

The same example, as ''oblique'' text:

[[Image:Oblique type example.svg|thumb|400px|center|The same example as set in oblique type.]]

The start of this confusion possibly appeared when [[Adrian Frutiger]] named the slanted versions of his typefaces [[Univers]] and [[Frutiger]] as italic. Following this viewpoint, [[sans-serif]] typefaces often do not have true italic versions. The [[Gill Sans]] and [http://www.linotype.com/674/itcgoudysans-family.html Goudy Sans] typefaces are two well-known exceptions. The sans-serif fonts within the ClearType Font Collection introduced in [[:Category:Windows Vista typefaces|Windows Vista typefaces]] have true italic versions, as does the older [[Trebuchet MS]] typeface.

One example of their usage is the [[New King James Version]] of the [[Bible]], where both oblique and italic type are used: oblique is used to highlight [[Old Testament]] references in the [[New Testament]], and italics are used to insert words not in the original language but required in translation. [http://www.bible-researcher.com/nkjv.html]

True oblique typefaces have letterforms which are slanted, but maintain the proportions of [[counter (typography)|counter]]s and the thick-and-thin quality of strokes. They are sometimes generated automatically by computer display systems when italic style is requested but appropriate font data is absent.

==External links==
*[http://typographica.org/001029.php Typographica: Ain't What ITC Used to Be]
*[http://www.marksimonson.com/article/128/fake-vs-true-italics Fake vs. True Italics]
*[http://www.typophile.com/node/19453 ITC Franklin Gothic: Oblique vs. Italic]
*[http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/univers/ Compare "Univers 65 Bold Oblique" and "Univers 66 Bold Italic"]

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Nick: Protected "Oblique type" [edit=autoconfirmed:move=autoconfirmed]

Nick: New page: '''Oblique type''' (or ''slanted'', ''sloped'') is a form of type that slants slightly to the right, used in the same manner as italic type. Unlike italic type, however, it does not us...