Identifont

Fonts by Appearance

Fonts by Name

Fonts by Similarity

Fonts by Picture

Fonts by Designer/Publisher

Differences

TweetTweet Differences

Compare: and  

Book Antiqua

Book Antiqua

Below
The upper-case 'J' descends below the baseline.
Gap
The centre bar of the upper-case 'P' leaves a gap with the vertical.
2-Storey
The lower-case 'a' stem curves over the top of the bowl (double storey).
No top serif
The top stroke of the upper-case 'C' has no upward-pointing serif.
Open
The centre bar of the upper-case 'R' leaves a gap with the vertical.
Upright
The strokes are upright.
None
The centre vertex of the upper-case 'W' has no serifs.
Horizontal
The lower-case 'e' has a straight horizontal bar.
S2R
The feet of the lower-case 'h' have two serifs on the left and one on the right.
One
The leg of the upper-case 'K' has a single right-pointing serif or foot.

There are more than ten differences; only the first ten are shown.

Note that the fonts in the icons shown above represent general examples, not necessarily the two fonts chosen for comparison.

Show Examples

Times Italic

Times Italic

On
The upper-case 'J' sits on the baseline.
Meets
The centre bar of the upper-case 'P' meets the vertical.
1-Storey
The lower-case 'a' stem stops at the top of the bowl (single storey).
Top serif
The top stroke of the upper-case 'C' has a vertical or angled upward-pointing serif.
Closed
The centre bar of the upper-case 'R' meets the vertical.
Right
The strokes are sloped right (italic, oblique, or cursive).
Both
The centre vertex of the upper-case 'W' has two separate serifs.
Curved
The lower-case 'e' has a curved bar with no straight segment.
S01
The feet of the lower-case 'h' have no serifs on the left and one on the right.
Two
The leg of the upper-case 'K' has two serifs.