平へい体たい

noun

vertically condensed type; font compressed by height

Technical printing term for a typeface that has been squashed vertically, making characters shorter while keeping their width. Used in typography and layout design.

• この見み出だしには平へい体たいを使つかっています。

  We are using vertically condensed type for this headline.

• 平へい体たいをかけると文も字じが横よこに広ひろがって見みえる。

  When you apply vertical compression, the characters look wider.