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The U.S. Department of State used Times New Roman as the standard font in its official documents from 2004 to 2023, before switching to Calibri. [94] [95] The Russian Federation government's agencies, including the President of Russia declarations (Указ/Ukase), uses the Times New Roman typeface as an official font for their official documents.
Bembo is a roman typeface (shown with italic) dating to 1928 based on punches cut by Francesco Griffo in 1494. [1] [2] [3] [4]In Latin script typography, roman is one of the three main kinds of historical type, alongside blackletter and italic.
Foundry. Microsoft, Tiro Typeworks (Cambria Math) Date released. 2005. License. Proprietary. Cambria is a transitional serif typeface commissioned by Microsoft and distributed with Windows and Office. It was designed by Dutch typeface designer Jelle Bosma in 2004, with input from Steve Matteson and Robin Nicholas.
The New York Times changed its standard font from Times New Roman to Georgia in 2007. [11] Georgia is a "Scotch Roman", a style that originated in types sold by Scottish type foundries of Alexander Wilson and William Miller in the period of 1810–1820. According to Thomas Curson Hansard, these were cut by London-based punchcutter Richard Austin.
Computer Modern is a "Didone", or modern serif font, a genre that emerged in the late 18th century as a contrast to the more organic designs that preceded them. Didone fonts have high contrast between thick and thin elements, and their axis of "stress" or thickening is perfectly vertical.
Examples of Roman-style lettering can be seen in many places across Britain. [96] Kindersley's street sign font is one of the most common designs for street signs in Britain. [75] Use of the Trajan style of lettering has declined somewhat due to changing tastes, with a desire for new styles of lettering.
Unlike the previous version, which closely matches Nimbus Roman No. 9 L, it is an original design loosely inspired by a smaller 10 point size of Times New Roman, with a higher x-height. [9] [10] In April 2018, the Type 1 version of the STIX Two fonts for use in LaTeX was released.
The State Department will switch its official font from Times New Roman to Calibri next month in an effort to increase accessibility, a department spokesperson said. Secretary of State Antony ...