Caslon

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Caslon is a historic family of serif typefaces designed by William Caslon in the 18th century, renowned for their readability and enduring influence on later type designers.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Adobe Caslon 2
Big Caslon 2
ITC Founders Caslon 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf typeface family ⓘ
category historic typefaces ⓘ
old-style serif typefaces ⓘ
text typefaces ⓘ
transitional serif typefaces ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
designer William Caslon ⓘ
foundry William Caslon I’s foundry ⓘ
linked to: William Caslon
hasRevival Adobe Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Big Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

ITC Founders Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Linotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Monotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Williams Caslon Text ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
inception 18th century ⓘ
c. 1720s ⓘ
influenced Adobe Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Big Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Goudy Old Style ⓘ
ITC Founders Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Linotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Monotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

Williams Caslon Text ⓘ
linked to: Caslon

many book typefaces of the 19th century ⓘ
many later serif typefaces ⓘ
influencedBy Dutch Baroque typefaces ⓘ
typefaces of Christoffel van Dijck ⓘ
typefaces of Miklós Tótfalusi Kis ⓘ
notableCharacteristic bracketed serifs ⓘ
high readability in text sizes ⓘ
irregular details influenced by hand-cut punches ⓘ
moderate contrast between thick and thin strokes ⓘ
robust text color on the page ⓘ
short ascenders and descenders relative to x-height ⓘ
slightly diagonal stress ⓘ
notableUse classic English book printing ⓘ
early American government documents ⓘ
printing in the American colonies ⓘ
periodOfGreatestUse 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
periodOfRenewedPopularity early 20th century ⓘ
script Latin alphabet ⓘ
sloganOrSaying When in doubt, use Caslon ⓘ
style old-style serif ⓘ
transitional serif ⓘ
usedFor advertising in the 18th and 19th centuries ⓘ
body text ⓘ
book typography ⓘ
display typography in later revivals ⓘ
formal documents ⓘ
newspapers ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Baskerville → influencedBy → Caslon ⓘ
subject linked to: Baskerville typeface
Caslon → influenced → Adobe Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → influenced → ITC Founders Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → influenced → Big Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → influenced → Williams Caslon Text ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → influenced → Monotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → influenced → Linotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → Adobe Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → ITC Founders Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → Big Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → Williams Caslon Text ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → Monotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon
Caslon → hasRevival → Linotype Caslon ⓘ
linked to: Caslon