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Hoefler Text
Hoefler Text is an old-style serif font designed by Jonathan Hoefler and released by Apple Computer Inc.
About Hoefler Text
Hoefler Text is an old-style serif font designed by Jonathan Hoefler and released by Apple Computer Inc. (now Apple Inc.) in 1991 to showcase advanced type technologies. Intended as a versatile font suitable for body text, it takes cues from designs by Miklós Kis and Jean Jannon. A version of Hoefler Text has been included with every version of the classic Mac OS since System 7.5 and in every version of macOS. Hoefler's company, Hoefler & Co., has continued development of the typeface, developing a range of additional variants for sale. Released free with every Mac during the growth of desktop publishing, at a time when producing printed documents was becoming dramatically easier, Hoefler Text raised awareness of type features previously the concern only of professional printers.
From the Wikipedia article “Hoefler Text”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Hoefler Text in a book
Test this typeface at both text and display sizes before committing; print a sample page at final size.
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 Q1622796 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).