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Wide or extended typefaces are those with characters that typically take up a great deal of horizontal space, sitting at the opposite end of the spectrum from “condensed” or “compressed” type.

These broader faces are not merely extended—they’re redrawn so that the proportions and angles are reshaped relative to the original design, without causing distortion to the letterforms (in contrast to type that is artificially widened by software).