block letter
noun
: an often hand-drawn simple capital letter composed of strokes of uniform thickness
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The only remnants of the once thriving fast-casual chain restaurant are the imprints of large block letters that hung on the façade of the building, and a single, unused rotisserie.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Ice Spice’s varsity jacket featured the label’s name in block letters across the chest, as well as padded shoulders.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Beyoncé had revealed that she was gong on tour earlier in the day, teasing her 313 million followers with a video of a sign hanging over a desert floor that repeatedly lit up with the words 'COWBOY CARTER TOUR' in big bright block letters.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Henning Elimar signed his surname in block letters in the bottom left-hand corner of Bridge and Stream.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 21 July 2025
Ice Spice’s varsity jacket featured the label’s name in block letters across the chest, as well as padded shoulders.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
Beyoncé had revealed that she was gong on tour earlier in the day, teasing her 313 million followers with a video of a sign hanging over a desert floor that repeatedly lit up with the words 'COWBOY CARTER TOUR' in big bright block letters.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Henning Elimar signed his surname in block letters in the bottom left-hand corner of Bridge and Stream.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for block letter
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“Block letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20letter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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