Newspaper

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Newspaper fonts are designed specifically for printing. It also would be the best choice if you need to print the text in PDF file: it will be easily readable on paper.

Fonts for newspaper have more straight lines and lighter weights. Such typefaces are characterized by a number of distinctive features: height of lowercase letters, contrast, character width. This is related to the specificity of printed production, when the fonts must be reader-friendly even in small point sizes.

One typeface is generally taken as the main for large text. Literaturnaya or Times New Roman had been previously used for these purposes. But newspaper publishers are now resorting more and more to modern-looking Plantin, Minion Pro, Charter, Swift, Octava, Zapf Elliptical 711, FF Meta, FF Clan Pro. Newton, Pragmatica Slab, Cervo Neue, Sica, Trade Gothic, Muller, Nexa. The very expressive Newton, Pragmatica Slab, Cervo Neue, Sica, Trade Gothic, Muller, Nexa are used for headlines.

Major publishers prefer to order special typefaces from font foundries to underline their lead role and to inspire confidence.