Font element for photocomposing machine

A font element for use in a photocomposing machine having a rotatable drum, the drum defining light-transimissive portions and having a pair of hooks for coupling to one edge of the font element and a pair of stationary buttons for coupling to the opposite edge of the font element, the font element comprising a flexible sheet on which character images are arranged, the font element defining apertures for receiving said hooks and apertures for receiving said stationary buttons, and a reinforcing member secured to said one edge of the font element and adapted to underlie the hooks, the improvement comprising a second reinforcing member formed of a unitary, integral piece of sheet-like material throughout its entire length and secured to said opposite edge between said two apertures, said second reinforcing member extending substantially the length of said other edge and alongside the button-receiving apertures, said second reinforcing member having a main body portion and an angled portion adjacent the top of the font element and located to engage snugly the stationary button received by said one aperture, said angled portion extending from said main body portion and continuously tapering toward a corner of the font element that is closest to the stationary button, the other portion of said second reinforcing member being located to engage the button received by the other button-receiving aperture.