A font can mean:

1. A member of a typeface family; or
   1. digital font - file format that encapsulates a typeface family in a database. Common formats include TrueType, Postscript, Type 1 , Type 2 , SVG
2. An item of church furniture or architecture, used as a container for holy water, and used in blessings and baptisms. A large font is typically found in a baptistery, an area in the church set aside for baptisms. A smaller font set by the entrance of a Roman Catholic church for worshippers to bless themselves upon entering is sometimes called a stoup.