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Add "roman" to the explanation
Dave Crossland 2 years ago
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-“Regular” can refer to the regular [weight](/glossary/weight), usually assigned the `font-weight` value of 400 in CSS, or the regular/upright (i.e., non-[italic](/glossary/italic) or [oblique](/glossary/oblique)) [style](/glossary/style) of a [typeface](/glossary/typeface).
+“Regular” can refer to the regular [weight](/glossary/weight), usually assigned the `font-weight` value of 400 in CSS, or the regular/upright/roman (i.e., non-[italic](/glossary/italic) or [oblique](/glossary/oblique)) [style](/glossary/style) of a [typeface](/glossary/typeface).
 
 <figure>
 
-![Italic forms side-by-side with upright forms.](images/thumbnail.svg)
+![Italic/cursive forms side-by-side with roman/upright forms.](images/thumbnail.svg)
 
 </figure>
 
-When referring to the style—that is, whether the typeface is changing between and upright and italic (or oblique)—it’s usually best to add clarity by referring to the Regular as “upright” type. However, note that in CSS, the upright style is referred to as “normal”; i.e., `font-style: normal;`.
+When referring to this style it’s usually best to add clarity, by avoiding “regular” as a label on its own.
+When the typeface is changing between a roman and italic (or upright and cursive, or oblique), say “regular roman”, “regular italic” or “regular upright”.
+Note that in CSS, the style is referred to as “normal”; i.e., `font-style: normal;`.
 
-“Regular” might also refer to type’s [width](/glossary/width) when there are [condensed](/glossary/condensed_narrow_compressed) or [wide](/glossary/wide_extended) variants available, although this is not often named explicitly.
+“Regular” might also casually refer to type’s [width](/glossary/width) when there are [condensed](/glossary/condensed_narrow_compressed) or [wide](/glossary/wide_extended) variants available, although this is less often named explicitly, and then more often is called “normal” as in “regular normal roman” or “bold condensed italic”.