Goudy Old Style vs Times New Roman

Goudy Old Style and Times New Roman are both serif typefaces sharing a retro foundation. Where Goudy Old Style leans old style, warm, Times New Roman brings transitional. Compare which suits your Editorial project.

Design DNA

Design overlap:40%

Goudy Old Style

Structural
Old Style
Visual
RetroReadableWarm

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
RetroReadable

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Goudy Old Style

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Times New Roman

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Feature Comparison

Feature Goudy Old Style 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, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Monotype Monotype

Best Use Cases

Editorial

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

Goudy Times
Book Design

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

Goudy Times
Goudy Times
Branding

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

Goudy Times
Documents

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

Goudy Times
Academic

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

Goudy Times
Print Design

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

Goudy Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Goudy Old Style

  • old style, warm design character
  • Suited for Books and Classic
  • From Monotype
  • 2 free alternatives available
View Goudy Old Style →

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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