- Hoefler Text
Infobox font
name = Hoefler Text
style =Serif
date =1991
creator =Jonathan Hoefler
foundry =Hoefler & Frere-Jones Hoefler Text is a contemporary
serif Antiqua font that was designed forApple Computer in order to demonstrate advanced type technologies. Hoefler Text was created to allow the composition of complex typography; as such it takes cues from a range of classic fonts, such asGaramond andJanson . Designed byJonathan Hoefler in 1991, a version of Hoefler Text has been included with every version ofMac OS since System 7.5.Hoefler Text uses
Apple Advanced Typography to allow the use of automatic ligatures, the round andlong s , realsmall capitals , old style figures and swashes. Hoefler Text also has a matching ornament font. It is one of only a few fonts in common usage that contain old style, or ranging figures, which are designed to harmonize with standard upper- and lowercase text.Since the introduction of the font, Hoefler Text has been expanded to include additional typographic features, and versions of the font published by
Hoefler & Frere-Jones now include three weights, swash caps, italic small capitals, and two sets of engraved capitals.References
* [http://www.typography.com/catalog/hoeflertext/ Hoefler Text] in the Hoefler & Frere-Jones catalog
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