Typography
Classic Typefaces: History, Designers & Book Use
The typefaces that shaped printed books and design, with notes on using them (or their free revivals) in your own book.
By classification
Other 283
- AMS Euler 1983
- Adobe Caslon
- Adobe Jenson 1996
- Agency FB 1930
- Aharoni 1999
- Akzidenz-Grotesk 1896
- Aldus 1949
- Alexa 1994
- Algerian 1988
- Amiri 2011
- Andalé Mono 1995
- Andika 2004
- Andy 1991
- Antique Olive 1960
- Antykwa Półtawskiego 1931
- Aptos 2021
- Archer 2001
- Architype Bayer 1997
- Architype Renner 1997
- Architype Schwitters 1927
- Archivo 2012
- Arial Unicode MS 1998
- Arno 2007
- Artcraft 1912
- Aster 1958
- Athelas 2008
- Atkinson Hyperlegible 2019
- Austria 2000
- Avenir 1988
- Baskerville 1757
- Bastard 1990
- Bauhaus 1969
- Bell 1788
- Bell Centennial 1975
- Bembo 1929
- Beton 1929
- Bitstream Charter 1987
- Bitstream Vera 2002
- Bodoni 1787
- Bookerly 2014
- Bookman 1858
- Britannic 1901
- Brusseline 2006
- Bulmer 1790
- Caladea 2019
- Caledonia 1938
- Calibri 2002
- Calisto MT 1987
- Cambria 2004
- Candara 2007
- Cantarell 2009
- Cardo 2002
- Carolus 1954
- Cartier 1967
- Casey 1996
- Caslon 1734
- Caslon Egyptian 1816
- Centaur 1915
- Century Type Family 1894
- Charcoal 1995
- Charis SIL 1997
- Chicago 1984
- Choc 1955
- City 1930
- Clearface 1907
- Clearview 2003
- Cloister 1913
- Cochin 1912
- Code2000 1998
- Compacta 1963
- Compatil 2001
- Computer Modern 1985
- Constantia 2002
- Corbel 2005
- Coronet 1937
- Courier 1955
- Cézanne 1996
- DIN 1451 1931
- Dante 1955
- Deepdene 1933
- Della Robbia 1902
- Delphian 1928
- Didot 1784
- Dom Casual 1951
- Dotum 2000
- Droid 2007
- Dubai Font 2017
- Dyslexie 2008
- E-Ukraine 2019
- EB Garamond 2011
- Eagle 1934
- EasyReading 2009
- Ecofont 2009
- Egyptienne 1956
- Ehrhardt 1938
- Electra 1935
- Elephant 1992
- Ellington 1990
- Emerson 1935
- Eras 1976
- Erbar 1926
- Esseltub 1980
- Euphemia 2006
- Eurocrat 1986
- Eurostile 1962
- Everson Mono 1994
- FE-Schrift 1978
- FF DIN 1995
- FF Dax 1995
- FF Meta 1991
- FS Me 2008
- Fairfield 1940
- Filosofia 1996
- Fira 2013
- Fletcher 1865
- Footlight 1985
- Frank-Rühl 1908
- Friz Quadrata 1965
- Frutiger 1975
- Futura 1927
- GNU FreeFont 2002
- GNU Unifont 1998
- Gabriola 2008
- Galliard 1978
- Garamond 1530
- Gautami Typeface 2001
- Geneva 1984
- Gentium 2001
- Georgia 1993
- Golden Type 1890
- Gotham 2000
- Granjon 1928
- Gridnik 1974
- Guardian Egyptian 2005
- Helvetica 1957
- Hightower Text 1994
- Hiragino 1993
- Hoefler Text 1991
- HyperFont 1993
- IBM Plex 2017
- ITC Anna 1991
- ITC Avant Garde 1970
- ITC Kahana 2004
- ITC Officina 1989
- Ilica 2012
- Imprint 1912
- Inconsolata 2006
- Industria 1984
- Interstate 1999
- Iosevka 2015
- Janson 1720
- Joanna 1931
- Johnston 1916
- Jomolhari 2006
- Junicode 2001
- Kabel 1927
- Karnak 1931
- Klavika 2004
- Korinna 1974
- LLM Lettering
- Lato 2010
- Libertinus 2016
- Linux Libertine 2003
- Literata 2015
- Literaturnaya 1930
- Lithos 1989
- Lo-Type 1914
- Lucida 1985
- Lucida Grande 1999
- Lunda 1938
- Lydian 1938
- Mandatory 2001
- Memphis 1929
- Menlo 2011
- Metro 1929
- Microsoft YaHei 1997
- Miller 1997
- Minion 1990
- Monaco 1983
- Monticello 1946
- Montserrat 2010
- Motorway 1958
- Mrs Eaves 1996
- Myriad 1992
- Méridien 1957
- NPS Rawlinson Roadway 2000
- NR Brunel 1999
- Nanum 2010
- Neutraface 2002
- Neuzeit S 1959
- New York 1983
- New York 2019
- Nimbus Mono L 1984
- Nirmala UI 2012
- Nobel 1935
- Nokia Pure 2011
- Nyala 2003
- OCR-A 1968
- OCR-B 1968
- OpenDyslexic 2011
- Optima 1958
- Overpass 2011
- PT Typefaces 2009
- Palatino 1948
- Panno 2010
- Parade 1936
- Parisine 1996
- Passata 2008
- Perpetua 1932
- Plantin 1913
- Poetica 1992
- Polish road signs typeface 1975
- PragmataPro 2010
- Prestige Elite 1953
- Radiant 1938
- Rail Alphabet 1965
- Red Circle 2006
- Requiem 1992
- Retina 1999
- Roboto 2011
- Rockwell 1934
- Romain du Roi 1692
- Rotis 1988
- SNV 1972
- Sabon 1967
- San Francisco 1984
- Scala 1990
- Scheherazade 2005
- Schwabacher 1472
- Segoe 2004
- Semplicità 1928
- Simplified Arabic 1956
- Sistina
- Skeleton Antique 1865
- Skia 1994
- Slate 2006
- Solare 2024
- Source Code Pro 2012
- Spartan 1939
- Stereofidelic 2001
- Surveyor 2001
- Sylfaen 1997
- Syntax 1968
- System 1992
- Tahoma 1994
- Tannenberg
- Tasse 1994
- Tempo 1930
- Terminal 1985
- Tern 2008
- Thesis
- Tiresias 1998
- Toronto Subway 1954
- Tower 1936
- Trafikkalfabetet 1965
- Trajan 1989
- Transport 1963
- Tratex 1960
- Trebuchet MS 1996
- Trinité 1982
- Triplex 1989
- Trump Mediaeval 1954
- Twentieth Century 1937
- Ubuntu 2010
- Ubuntu Titling 2004
- Unica 1980
- Utopia 1989
- VAG Rounded 1979
- Venus (typeface) 1907
- Vercetti Regular 2022
- Verdana 1996
- Vrinda
- Walbaum 1850
- Wallau 1924
- Warnock 2000
- WenQuanYi 2004
- Whitney 1996
- Wiesbaden Swing 1992
- Wilson Greek 1995
- Windsor 1905
- Yale 2004
- Zapf Dingbats 1978
- Zapfino 1944
Sans-serif 51
- Ad Lib 1961
- Arial 1982
- Bank Gothic 1930
- Bell Gothic 1938
- Benton Sans 1995
- Bernhard Gothic 1929
- Braggadocio 1930
- Brandon Grotesque 2010
- Carter Sans 2011
- Century Gothic 1991
- Charlotte Sans 1992
- Comic Sans MS 1994
- Consolas 2006
- Copperplate Gothic 1901
- Drogowskaz 2006
- Espy Sans 1993
- FF Kievit 2001
- FF Scala Sans 1993
- Folio 1957
- Franklin Gothic 1902
- Gilbert 2017
- Gill Sans 1928
- Goudy Sans 1929
- Grotesque 1900
- Grotesque 1880
- Haettenschweiler 1954
- Handel Gothic 1965
- ITC Benguiat 1977
- Inter 2016
- Joanna Sans Nova 2012
- Letter Gothic 1962
- Lucida Sans Unicode 1993
- MS Sans Serif 1997
- Malgun Gothic 2000
- Meiryo 2008
- Monotype Grotesque 1926
- Neo Sans 2004
- New Alphabet 1967
- News Gothic 1908
- Nimbus Sans 1999
- Open Sans 2010
- Peignot 1937
- Prison Gothic
- Product Sans 2015
- Sans forgetica
- Source Han Sans 2014
- Source Sans 2012
- Sweden Sans 2014
- Template Gothic 1990
- Trade Gothic 1948
- Univers 1957
Serif 28
- Albertus 1940
- Antiqua 1600
- Asana-Math 1996
- Belwe Roman 1907
- Catull 1982
- Century Oldstyle 1909
- Century Schoolbook 1915
- Concrete Roman
- Cooper Black 1922
- Dead History 1990
- Didone
- Diotima 1951
- Doulos SIL 1992
- Goudy Old Style 1915
- Hess Old Style 1922
- Ionic No. 5 1925
- Iowan Old Style 1980
- Kennerley Old Style 1911
- MS Serif 1992
- Modernised Old Style 1900
- Nimbus Roman No. 9 L 1987
- Serifa 1963
- Source Han Serif 2017
- Source Serif 2014
- Souvenir 1914
- Stencil 1937
- Times New Roman 1931
- University of California Old Style 1936
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- Architype Albers 1931
- Architype Van Doesburg 1919
- Architype van der Leck 1941
- Arnold Böcklin 1904
- Astur 1940
- Auriol 1901
- Balloon 1939
- Banco 1951
- Berthold Block 1908
- Broadway 1928
- Caslon Antique 1894
- Cheltenham 1896
- Clarendon 1845
- Curlz 1995
- Data 70 1970
- Exocet 1991
- Forte 1962
- Hobo 1910
- Impact 1963
- Jim Crow 1850
- Microgramma 1952
- Neuland 1923
- San Francisco 2014
- Umbra 1935
- Westminster 1960
- Willow 1990
Script & handwriting 18
- Ashley Script 1955
- Awami Nastaliq 2014
- Brush Script 1942
- Comic Neue 2014
- FIG Script 2002
- Fraktur 1600
- Freestyle Script 1981
- Gaelic type 1571
- ITC Zapf Chancery 1979
- Kaufmann 1936
- Kuenstler Script 1902
- Mistral 1951
- Nastaʿlīq 1400
- Papyrus 1982
- Russian Cyrillic (Civil Script)
- Sütterlin 1915
- Ugly Gerry 2019
- Waltograph 2000
Monospace 3
- American Typewriter 1974
- Cascadia Code 2019
- Fixed 1984
Slab serif 2
- Cholla Slab 1998
- Zilla Slab 2017
Blackletter 2
- Breitkopf Fraktur 1750
- Fette Fraktur 1850
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