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How did Aldus Manutius contribute to the world of typography?

  • Invited Caps Lock

  • Invented bold text

  • Invented Italic type

  • Introduced underlined text

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Aldus Manutius is known as the “Father of Typography” for his innovations in the field of printing, including the invention of italic type. Italic type is a type style that is slanted to the right and is used to indicate emphasis or a change in tone.
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