Garamond FB vs Times New Roman

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

71% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:50%

Garamond FB

Visual
RetroReadableElegant

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
RetroReadable

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Garamond FB

Premium

Times New Roman

Premium

Feature Comparison

Feature Garamond FB 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 Font Bureau Monotype

Best Use Cases

Editorial

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

Garamond Times
Print Design

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

Garamond Times
Book Design

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

Garamond Times
Documents

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

Garamond Times
Academic

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

Garamond Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Garamond FB

  • elegant design character
  • Suited for Books
  • From Font Bureau
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Garamond FB →

Consider: Times New Roman

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