Adelle vs Times New Roman

Adelle and Times New Roman are both serif typefaces sharing a readable foundation. Where Adelle leans slab serif, editorial, Times New Roman brings transitional, retro. Compare which suits your Editorial project.

60% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:17%

Adelle

Structural
Slab Serif
Visual
ReadableWarm
Purpose
Editorial

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
ReadableRetro

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Adelle

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Times New Roman

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Feature Comparison

Feature Adelle Times New Roman
Type Premium Premium
Classification serif serif
Variable Font No No
Weights Multiple Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source TypeTogether Monotype

Best Use Cases

Editorial

Typography suited for magazines, newspapers, and long-form content. Editorial fo...

Adelle Times
Web Design

Typography optimized for websites, landing pages, and web applications. Web font...

Adelle Times
Branding

Fonts that establish strong brand identity with distinctive character and versat...

Adelle Times
Applications

Typography for desktop and web applications, software interfaces, and digital to...

Adelle Times
Documents

Typography for business documents, reports, and professional communications. Doc...

Adelle Times
Academic

Typography for academic papers, research publications, and scholarly documents. ...

Adelle Times
Print Design

Typography optimized for printed materials, physical production, and offset or d...

Adelle Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Adelle

  • slab serif, editorial design character
  • Suited for Web and Branding
  • From TypeTogether
  • 2 free alternatives available
View Adelle →

Consider: Times New Roman

  • transitional, retro design character
  • Suited for Documents and Academic
  • From Monotype
  • 2 free alternatives available
  • Broader language support
View Times New Roman →

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