Aldine vs Times New Roman

Aldine and Times New Roman are both serif typefaces sharing a retro foundation. Where Aldine leans old style, humanist, Times New Roman brings transitional, readable. Compare which suits your Editorial project.

66% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:17%

Aldine

Structural
Old StyleHumanist
Visual
RetroLow Contrast

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
RetroReadable

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Aldine

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Times New Roman

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Feature Comparison

Feature Aldine 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 latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Monotype Monotype

Best Use Cases

Editorial

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

Aldine Times
Print Design

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

Aldine Times
Academic

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

Aldine Times
Book Design

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

Aldine Times
Documents

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

Aldine Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Aldine

  • old style, humanist design character
  • Suited for Books
  • From Monotype
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Aldine →

Consider: Times New Roman

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