Typeface · Serif
Belwe Roman
Belwe Roman is a display typeface designed by Georg Belwe in 1907.
About Belwe Roman
Belwe Roman is a display typeface designed by Georg Belwe in 1907. The type has Old Style qualities, but short ascenders and very short descenders as well as calligraphic and Fraktur influences.
From the Wikipedia article “Belwe Roman”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Belwe Roman in a book
Serif typefaces like this are the traditional choice for book body text: the serifs guide the eye along the line in long passages. Set novels at 10.5–12 pt with 125–140% leading.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2310913 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).