Didone

For the opera by Francesco Cavalli, see Didone (opera).

Didot

Computer Modern

Didone is a typeface classification recognized by the Association Typographique Internationale (AtypI), and part of the VOX-ATypI classification system.

It is characterized by:

• slab-like serifs without brackets.
• Vertical orientation of weight axes. (The vertical parts of letters are thick.)
• Strong contrast between thick and thin lines. (Horizontal parts of letters are thin in comparison to the vertical parts.)
• An unornamented, "modern" appearance.

Examples include the slightly condensed, unbracketed serif typefaces Bodoni, Computer Modern, Didot, Vertrina and Walbaum. The classification is also known as modern. This style emerged in the late 18th century; Didot was its first representative.