Minion Pro vs Times New Roman

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

71% Similarity

Design DNA

Design overlap:17%

Minion Pro

Structural
Old Style
Visual
ReadableElegantModern

Times New Roman

Structural
Transitional
Visual
ReadableRetro

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Minion Pro

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Times New Roman

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Feature Comparison

Feature Minion Pro 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...

Minion Times
Print Design

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

Minion Times
Academic

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

Minion Times
Book Design

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

Minion Times
Documents

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

Minion Times

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Minion Pro

  • old style, elegant design character
  • Suited for Books
  • From Adobe
  • 2 free alternatives available
View Minion Pro →

Consider: Times New Roman

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

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