Majuscule (Noun)
Meaning
One of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The artist carefully crafted the majuscule at the beginning of the illuminated manuscript.
- In typography, the majuscule is often used to draw attention to a title or headline.
- The designer chose a bold majuscule font to emphasize the company's name on the logo.
- The ancient text featured intricate majuscules at the start of each chapter.
- The printer's apprentice learned to set the majuscules in the upper case of the type cabinet.