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Catull

Catull is a serif typeface created by Gustav Jaeger for the Berthold Type Foundry in 1982.

About Catull

Catull is a serif typeface created by Gustav Jaeger for the Berthold Type Foundry in 1982. It was notably used as the typeface for the Google logo from 31 May 1999, to 31 August 2015.

From the Wikipedia article “Catull”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Using Catull 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

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