A square with side lengths equal to the point size. The name comes from metal type where the capital letter M was commonly cast the full-width of the square blocks.
Dutch: vierkant
French: Cadratin
German: Geviert
Italian: Quadratone
Polish: Firet
Portuguese: Quadratim (ou eme)
Spanish: Cuadratín
Related Term(s): Quads
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