Garamond

[gar-uh-mond]

noun

1. a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.

Garamond

/ ˈɡærəmɒnd /

noun

1. a typeface, designed by Claude Garamond (?1480–1561), French type founder

Word History and Origins

Origin of Garamond¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Around the same time, Apple adopted the custom version of the serif font ITC Garamond that would later be immortalized in its “Think Different” ads.

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This has a larger x-height than, for instance, the popular typeface Garamond.

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Compared to Sustainable Serif at 12 point size, “for Garamond to have the same size of the letter, it has to be scaled up to 15.2 point size,” Mr Stobberup says.

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Typefaces like Garamond also have thinner lines and strokes, which can fade on the page as point size is reduced.

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You’ll immediately want to change your font to Garamond and start saying things like “Toodle-pip, darlings!”

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