Editing Typeface (section)

===Small print typefaces===
Some typefaces are specifically designed to be printed at small sizes, for example in telephone directories or on newsprint paper. [[Bell Gothic]] and [[Bell Centennial]], commissioned for telephone directories, are notable examples of this. Small-print designs often feature a large [[x-height]], and a chunky design. Some fonts used at such sizes may be members of a larger typeface family joining members for normal sizes. For example, the [[Times New Roman]] family contains some designs intended for small print use, as do many families with optical sizes such as [[Minion (typeface)|Minion]].

In the metal type era, typefaces intended to be printed small contained [[ink trap]]s, small indentations at the junctions of strokes that would be filled up with ink spreading out, maintaining the intended appearance of the type design. Without ink traps, the excess ink would blob and ruin the crisp edge. At larger sizes, these ink traps were not necessary, so display faces did not have them. They have also been removed from most digital fonts, as these will normally be viewed on screen or printed through inkjet printing, laser printing, offset lithography, electrophotographic printing or other processes that do not show the ink spread of letterpress. Ink traps have remained common on designs intended to be printed on low-quality, absorbent paper, especially [[newsprint]] and telephone directories.