Adobe Garamond vs Times New Roman

Adobe Garamond and Times New Roman are both serif typefaces sharing a retro foundation. Where Adobe Garamond leans elegant, Times New Roman brings transitional. Compare which suits your Editorial project.

74% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:50%

Adobe Garamond

Visual
RetroReadableElegant

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
RetroReadable

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Adobe Garamond

Premium

Times New Roman

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature Adobe Garamond 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, greek latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Adobe Monotype

Best Use Cases

Editorial

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

Adobe Times
Print Design

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

Adobe Times
Book Design

Typography optimized for extended reading, book publishing, and literary content...

Adobe Times
Corporate

Typography for established businesses, enterprise software, and professional ser...

Adobe Times
Documents

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

Adobe Times
Academic

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

Adobe Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Adobe Garamond

  • elegant design character
  • Suited for Books and Corporate
  • From Adobe
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Adobe Garamond →

Consider: Times New Roman

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