A typographer is someone who designs with type and has a good working knowledge of the practice of [typography](/glossary/typography). A typographer is *not* someone who designs [typefaces](/glossary/typeface)—that’s a [type designer](/glossary/type_designer).

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![A cropped view of a heading and paragraph, showing type set with default settings, and with modified versions overlaid.](images/thumbnail.svg)

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By reading **Google Fonts Knowledge**, you’re on your way to becoming a skilled typographer.