Typeface · Serif
Concrete Roman
Concrete Roman is a slab serif typeface designed by Donald Knuth using his METAFONT program.
About Concrete Roman
Concrete Roman is a slab serif typeface designed by Donald Knuth using his METAFONT program. It was intended to accompany the Euler mathematical font which it partners in Knuth's book Concrete Mathematics. It has a darker appearance than its more famous sibling, Computer Modern. Some favour it for use on the computer screen because of this, as the thinner strokes of Computer Modern can make it hard to read at low resolutions.
From the Wikipedia article “Concrete Roman”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Concrete 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 Q3686337 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).