ITC Berkeley vs Minion Pro

ITC Berkeley and Minion Pro are both serif typefaces sharing a old style foundation. Where ITC Berkeley leans retro, Minion Pro brings modern. Compare which suits your Editorial project.

68% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:60%

ITC Berkeley

Structural
Old Style
Visual
ReadableElegantRetro

Minion Pro

Structural
Old Style
Visual
ReadableElegantModern

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

ITC Berkeley

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Minion Pro

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Feature Comparison

Feature ITC Berkeley Minion Pro
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 ITC Adobe

Best Use Cases

Editorial

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

ITC Minion
Corporate

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

ITC Minion
Branding

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

ITC Minion
UI Design

Typography optimized for user interfaces, design systems, and digital products. ...

ITC Minion
Book Design

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

ITC Minion
Print Design

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

ITC Minion
Academic

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

ITC Minion

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: ITC Berkeley

  • retro design character
  • Suited for Corporate and Branding
  • From ITC
  • 4 free alternatives available
View ITC Berkeley →

Consider: Minion Pro

  • modern design character
  • Suited for Books and Print
  • From Adobe
  • 3 free alternatives available
  • Broader language support
View Minion Pro →
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ITC Berkeley

For Editorial For Branding For UI Design For Corporate With Old Style With Elegant

Minion Pro

For Editorial For Book Design For Academic For Print Design With Old Style With Modern

Free Alternatives to Consider

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EB Garamond

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74% to ITC Berkeley · 88% to Minion Pro

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Noto Serif

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% to ITC Berkeley · 70% to Minion Pro

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