Editing Typeface (section)

===Gaelic typefaces===
{{Main|Gaelic type}}
Gaelic fonts were first used for the [[Irish language]] in 1571, and were used regularly for Irish until the early 1960s, though they continue to be used in display type and type for signage. Their use was effectively confined to Ireland, though Gaelic typefaces were designed and produced in France, Belgium, and Italy. Gaelic typefaces make use of [[insular script|insular]] letterforms, and early fonts made use of a variety of abbreviations deriving from the manuscript tradition.<ref>Lynam, E. W. 1969. ''The Irish character in print: 1571–1923''. New York: Barnes & Noble. First printed as [[Oxford University Press]] offprint 1924 in ''Transactions of the Bibliographical Society'', 4th Series, Vol. IV, No. 4, March 1924.</ref><ref>McGuinne, Dermot. ''Irish type design: A history of printing types in the Irish character''. Blackrock: Irish Academic Press. {{ISBN|0-7165-2463-5}}</ref> Various forms exist, including manuscript, traditional, and modern styles, chiefly distinguished as having angular or uncial features.<ref>{{cite web |author-link=Michael Everson |last=Everson |first=Michael |url=https://www.evertype.com/celtscript/fonthist.html |title=Gaelic Typefaces: History and Classification |date=2000-06-19}}</ref>