LaTeX Font Shape

The font shape is denoting the form of the characters within a font family.

LaTeX Font Shape Code

LaTeX Series Example

Code

\documentclass{article}
%\usepackage{multicol}
\usepackage[paperwidth=5.4cm,paperheight=3.8cm,top=0.5cm,bottom=0.1cm,left=0.6cm, right=2cm]{geometry}

\newcommand\zfont[1]{#1 & {\fontfamily{NotoSans-TLF}\fontshape{#1}\selectfont \sample}\rs}
\newcommand\yfont[1]{#1 & {\fontfamily{Garamond}\fontshape{#1}\selectfont \sample}\rs}
\newcommand\rs{\\}
\newcommand\sample{H8ZMabc}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{lc}
\hline
Code & Example  \\
\hline

\zfont{n}
\zfont{it}
\zfont{sl}
\zfont{sc}
\zfont{scit}
\zfont{scsl}
%\zfont{sw}
%\zfont{ssc}
%\zfont{ui}

\end{tabular}
\end{document}

Output

Source and Reference

• https://www.latex-project.org/help/documentation/usrguide.pdf 
• https://www.latex-project.org/help/documentation/encguide.pdf
• https://www.latex-project.org/help/documentation/fntguide.pdf