Solid-font printer is a types of impact printer. In which the complete shape of each character of the repertoire (store) is engraved (running) or molded onto a font carrier. The font carrier may be one of a number of forms including a molded wheel, as in a daisywheel printer, or an etched (etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design) band of metal, as in a band printer